On Saturday, October 18th, a group of four friends went out for coffee in downtown Mason City. They ended up at a No Kings Protest in Central Park. “We were driving by, and then I realized, 'Oh, hey,...

This is a story about a dad who saw a problem in the world, and saw a solution in the high schoolers he coached. This is a story about a nationwide dilemma, and yet another team working to reverse it.  And...

It's the end of the second overtime period. Ames’ and Mason City’s girls’ basketball teams have been locked together, point for point, since the fourth quarter. Coach Kathleen Trask draws up an inbounding...

The AI-generated banned books list at Mason City Community School District that made national headlines one year ago is a little bit shorter this school year. Six books- mostly classics- are back on shelves,...

Welcome back to Winging it: a podcast of where we dive into the stories, secrets, and quirks of life at MCHS. Host and junior William Dorsey, sits down with none other than the big boss himself – the...

The finish chute of a cross country race is a chaotic place to be. After running 3.1 miles faster than most people could walk just one, athletes sprint across the finish line at full speed and then either...