Robin McClelland

Candidates for office on the Nov. 5 ballot have responded to a questionnaire from the Globe Gazette. Read the answers here.

Chris Watts, R-Mason City, works as an area manager for performance for Reinhart Foodservice, where he has been for 35 years. He is currently a Cerro Gordo County supervisor. Watts graduated from Eagle Grove High School and has continued his education through classes and seminars throughout the years. He has worked on projects like Georgia Hanford Park renovation, 19th Street Lilac project and the Georgia Hanford Neighborhood annual cleanup. He is a former Elk, Moose and Jaycee. He and wife Pam have four children, William, Kassie, Alyssa and Kory, and four grandchildren.

Most of Iowa is experiencing peak fall colors, but the change leads to falling leaves. In Mason City, the boys from The Yard Outlaws travel baseball team will rake up that mess for any resident who contacts them.

North Iowa Now, the news division of Coloff Media, will hosting a debate for candidates running for the position of Cerro Gordo County Supervisor.

The Iowa Workforce Development Vocational Rehabilitation program held an event to take note of National Disability Employment Awareness Month at the Lakeview room in Clear Lake on Thursday morning.

Candidates touted their personal expertise as qualifying for the positions. Watts stood firm on his nearly eight years as a County Supervisor and Lapointe hammered his legal proficiency.

Thursday, Oct. 31, is Halloween. Here are trick-or-treat times for Mason City and surrounding towns.

The candidates for the District 3 seat on the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors debated on North Iowa Now on Monday night.

In Cerro Gordo County, 31,375 voters have registered to vote in 2024. Voters may register and vote on election day. To do so, go to the correct polling place for

Nov. 5 is Election Day across the United States. On Tuesday, voters head to the polls to make their choices in races from president of the United States down to local positions that affect voters' day-to-day lives.