Robin McClelland

The Globe Gazette has compiled a list of area holiday events throughout the remainder of November and early December. Watch for upcoming events here.

Home for the Holidays welcomed far-flung friends and family to downtown Mason City on Saturday as the annual celebration kicked off the holiday season.

The Mason City Council has approved the Mason City Police Department to apply for a pair of grants from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

The North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation has a new vice president. Shelley Oltmans is vice president of housing and community development for the agency.

The New Horizons Band will hold its annual winter concert at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at The Music Man Square in Reunion Hall.

Teams from across North Iowa and as far south as Kansas City took the plunge in the annual Clear Lake Jaycees Polar Bear Plunge on Sunday afternoon.

The Globe Gazette has compiled a list of area holiday events through Dec. 16. Watch for upcoming events online at globegazette.com Holiday Sip and Shop

The Christmas season is upon us, and for most in North Iowa it's a time of joyful gatherings, bountiful meals and thoughtful gifts.

Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery held its first Wreaths Across America event Saturday morning.

Topics included city business from the Tuesday night city council meeting. Fisher asked Mayor Schickel about the upcoming Highway 122 project and an approved real estate purchase on Fourth Street.