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Sacrifice and service of the men and women who served in the U.S. military to protect this nation were highlighted in a Wednesday afternoon ceremony at Pembroke High School. The event honored the Village of Corfu, Town of Pembroke, and Pembroke High School as Purple Heart Communities, and honors were bestowed by members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in recognition

An unlikely Christmas story from the chronicles of the true pioneer tales of the infant Mason City, some 166 years ago, begins with a seemingly unrelated discovery in the fall

BRUNSWICK - Barbara Allan Long, 94, of Brunswick, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Born Nov. ...

Barbara Allan Long 1927 - 2021 BRUNSWICK - Barbara Allan Long, 94, of Brunswick, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at Mid ...

Exactly, how in the world? To explore for an answer to the question, we have to begin with a second question: What were the exciting events and changes happening in the United States in the 1830s, 1840s, and early 1850s that gave birth to a Mason City? How did all this cause two entrepreneurial adventurers from Winnebago County, Illinois, to make their way to a small wooded area at the junction of two creeks to build cabins … and declare a few acres of wooded land the community of Masonic ...