85th North Iowa Band Festival Awards Announced

MASON CITY— It was a “totally rad” scene as the 85th North Iowa Band Festival parade marched through Mason City. This year’s Band Festival King and Queen were Titan Pearson from Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School and Emily Jane McLaughlin from Clear Lake High School. Perennial marching band powerhouse Lake Mills...

Band Festival Award Winners Announced

It was truly “Chamber of Commerce Weather” as the 84th North Iowa Band Festival parade marched through Mason City. This year’s Band Festival King and Queen were Nolan Balk from Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School and Catherine Dow from Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School. Perennial marching band powerhouse Lake Mills High School claimed...

North Iowa Band Festival Reminders

The community is gearing up for the 84th North Iowa Band Festival, which begins Thursday, May 25 in Mason City.  The Thursday evening entertainment begins at 6PM at the Principal Pavilion on the Downtown Plaza with the John Adams Middle School Band, followed by the season-opening performance of the Mason...