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4 days ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
A woman accused of embezzling more than $42,000 from the CENT Credit Union in Mason City has been charged with first-degree theft, a Class C felony. Casey Servantez, 45, Mason City, stole the funds between May 2023 and January 2025 while she was employed at the credit union, according to a Mason City Police Department criminal complaint.
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6 days ago | 
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6 days ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
Police have identified the suspect in a shooting last month in the Prairie Playground parking lot in Mason City's East Park. Ladainian Pannhoff, 18, Mason City, has been charged with being a prohibited possessor of a firearm, a Class D felony. According to a Mason City Police Department criminal complaint, Pannhoff possessed a handgun and shot an 18-year-old male during an altercation shortly after 9 p.m. April 24 in East Park near East State Street.
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6 days ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
A felony burglary charge against a man accused in a home invasion in Mason City last month has been dismissed through a plea bargain. Edward Jimmy Giles Jr., 33, recently pleaded guilty to a related charge of domestic abuse assault resulting in injury, a serious misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 365 days in jail, with all but seven days suspended. Since Giles already served those seven days following his arrest, he was released, according to Cerro Gordo County District Court records.
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1 week ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
A new business in downtown Clear Lake is sweet in more ways than one. Lillie Mae Chocolates at 423 Main Ave., which had its soft opening Tuesday, May 6, sells candy, popcorn and ice cream in a cute, nostalgic setting. The color scheme is teal with touches of pink. Aimee Deimerly-Snyder, who owns the shop with her husband, Tom Snyder, said they matched the decor to the Lillie Mae Chocolates location in Marshalltown, where the business was founded in 1939. The couple took over the Lillie Mae in 2003.
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1 week ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
A Mason City man accused of assaulting someone while attempting to take their dog Wednesday night on First Street Southwest has been charged with first-degree robbery. BJ Sahle, 28, also faces charges of interference with official acts causing bodily injury, assault on persons in certain occupations and disarming a peace officer for allegedly fighting police when they arrested him.
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1 week ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
A man charged with attempted murder and willful injury resulting in serious injury in connection with a stabbing nearly a year ago in Mason City and a number of other crimes dating back to 2022 has been declared competent to stand trial. Travun York, 20, Mason City, will be arraigned May 12 in Cerro Gordo County District Court in the attempted murder and willful injury case.
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1 week ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
The Clear Lake City Council on Monday agreed to pay up to $85,000 toward a reserve to fund additional herbicide treatment for an invasive plant in the lake if the initial treatment this fall is not wholly successful. Eurasian watermilfoil, a rooted aquatic plant native to Europe and Asia, was first identified in the lake in the late fall of 2023.
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1 week ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
Instead of a traditional groundbreaking, the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce hosted a hammer-swinging ceremony Tuesday for its new building that is scheduled to be completed next year. The one-story building at 205 Main Ave. that housed the Clear Lake Chamber for many years is being completely remodeled with two additional floors added. It will include an expanded visitor center, a more modern meeting room, and plenty of space for future growth. There will even be a rooftop patio on the top floor.
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1 week ago | 
globegazette.com | Mary Pieper
The public got a look at the newly remodeled Mason City Police Station following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. The project included:Removal of unused jail cells and installation of main floor evidence day lockers, processing area, and purpose-built storage. Removal of sally port door and relocation of main floor storage for emergency equipment and training items. Removal of existing locker room and bathroom facilities for replacement with purpose-built lockers and new bathroom facilities.
