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Residents who want the Internet search engine giant Google to set up a fiber optic network in Mason City will rally this morning to create an online video as part of the community’s application. City Administrator Brent Trout says Google is recommending things like YouTube videos to spruce up the city’s application.

Trout says the video will show the town’s enthusiasm. He says Google wants to make sure it will go into test market communities that will be the best to show off its fiber optic system. Trout credits Google for the company’s “cutting edge” applications for business and personal use.

The rally is to begin at 11 A.M. at Music Man Square and attendees are encouraged to dress like computer geeks. The deadline for Mason City’s application to be submitted is March 26th.

By Bob Fisher, KRIB, Mason City

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Oxygen masks for animals donated to Cedar Rapids Fire Department

by Dar Danielson 03/17/10 1:33 PM
Firefighters demonstrate a pet oxygen mask on a dog.

Cedar Rapids firefighters are hoping new pet oxygen masks will save the lives of both pets and people. The masks were donated Tuesday by the Cedar Rapids Invisible Fence company.
Fire Department spokesman Greg Buelow says firefighters have had to use equipment made for humans to revive pets caught in a fire — but these masks [...]

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State Historical Society hosts Iris Fest today

by Matt Kelley 03/17/10 10:08 AM

Many Iowans are going green today but it has nothing to do with their thoughts on the environment. Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations abound, including the third annual Irish Fest at the State Historical Museum. Maureen Korte, the museum’s special projects director, says the events begin at 1 P.M. and focus on Irish food, music, dancing [...]

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Irish politician speaks to Iowa legislators

by O. Kay Henderson 03/17/10 9:24 AM

An Irish politician and his wife who are the honored guests at Emmetsburg’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were at the statehouse earlier this morning to say a few words in the Iowa House and Senate. Senator Ned O’Sullivan is a member of the Irish parliament.
“I’m speaking first in Irish or Gaelic, as you would know [...]

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Kayak trip planned to raise awareness for proposed camp

by Matt Kelley 03/15/10 2:51 PM
John Craun in kayak

At a time when many Iowans are preparing for battle with flooding waterways, a Newton man is planning for a kayak trip across the state. Sixty-two-year-old John Craun plans to paddle the Des Moines River from the Minnesota border in northwest Iowa ,  more than 400 miles,  to the Missouri line in southeast Iowa. The [...]

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Puppy saved from Davenport dumpster

by Radio Iowa Contributor 03/10/10 10:15 AM

A puppy found in a Davenport dumpster has a new lease on life. A maintenance worker at the Freight House, a downtown restaurant and bar complex, saw two eyes peering at him from a dumpster as he emptied some trash. It was a female puppy, believed to be a 3-month old Jack Russell/Beagle mix.
It had [...]

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A late rush to sell some high-alcohol-content beer

by O. Kay Henderson 03/10/10 1:00 AM

Some Iowa stores have been rushing to sell their inventory of high-alcohol-content beer before noon today. 
At 11:30 the governor will sign legislation that changes the state’s beer distribution system. Lynn Walding, administrator of the state’s Alcoholic Beverages Division, says it means that starting at about noon, bars and restaurants will be able to buy higher [...]

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