After an entire year away, North Iowa residents will soon be able to hear the familiar melody of Seventy Six Trombones  resounding along North Pennsylvania Avenue and East State Street in downtown Mason City.Â
Beginning Thursday and running through the following Monday, the 82nd North Iowa Band Festival will celebrate composer Meredith Willson, the Mason City native who created 1957 s The Music Man, and feature local musicians carrying on that legacy.Â
The festival, which has a Banding Together and Marching Forward theme this year, meant to encapsulate a year marked by the pandemic and pay tribute to essential workers, is in its sixth year downtown, and itâs expected to attract thousands of visitors throughout the extended Memorial Day weekend.Â
By: News 9
Authorities said bomb squad has given the all clear after investigating a reported suspicious bag left unattended Wednesday in northwest Oklahoma City.
The bag was left in the parking lot of Northwest 138th Street and North Pennsylvania Avenue near Red Robin and P.F. Chang’s.
No threat was found, police said.
By: News 9
Authorities said bomb squad has been called to investigate a reported suspicious bag left unattended in northwest Oklahoma City.
The bag was left in the parking lot of Northwest 138th Street and North Pennsylvania Avenue near Red Robin and P.F. Chang’s.
News 9 has a crew headed to the scene for more information.
Check back for updates.
According to crews, the fire broke out in the attic of the home around 11 p.m.
Currently, there is no word on how much damage was left behind.
No injuries were reported.