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
Support comes in big and small ways. One local couple has left support through a scholarship fund to give a chance to Mason City students to further their education.
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