The Cerro Gordo County Courthouse and courts will not be opening on Monday March 16th, 2026 until 9AM due to Severe Weather.

Countywide Elected Officials

Board of Supervisors
Chris Watts R
District 1
cwatts@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Casey Callanan R
District 2
ccallanan@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Carl Ginapp R
District 3
cginapp@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Attorney
Carlyle Dalen D
cdalen@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Auditor
Adam Wedmore D
awedmore@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Recorder
AnnMarie Legler D
alegler@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Sheriff
David Hepperly R
dhepperly@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Treasurer
Nikki Fessler R
nfessler@cerrogordo.gov
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years

Clear Lake Sanitary District

5631 235th St.
Clear Lake, IA 50428
641-357-2019
Mitch Hanson (Director)
mhanson@clearlakesd.org
Larry Adams
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Mark H Bale
mhbale55@gmail.com
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Tony Nelson
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Tracy Peterson
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Robert Wolfram
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years

Cerro Gordo County Agricultural Extension

601 S Illinois Ave.
Mason City, IA 50401
641-423-0844
Sarah DeBour (Director)
sdebour@iastate.edu
Cassandra Anderson
cassy.j.anderson@gmail.com
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Todd M Cash
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
William Cody
cody.b57@msn.com
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Dalton Cullinan
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Scott Kennedy
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Mark Mathre
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Colette Sampson
Elected to Fill Vacancy for Term Remainder
ccsampson@icloud.com
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Linda Schluter
gardenspot@mchsi.com
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Sterling Young
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years

Cerro Gordo County Soil and Water

1415 S. Monroe Ave. Ste. B
Mason City, IA 50401
641-424-4452
Sarah Thompson (Director)
Sarah.thompson@ia.nacdnet.net
Jill Bale
Appointed to Fill Vacancy until Election
jill.m.bale@gmail.com
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Phillip E Dougherty
Term Ends: 2026
Term Length: 4 Years
Rebecca Higgins
rhiggins824@hotmail.com
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Scott Kennedy
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years
Ken Nelson
knfarms5@gmail.com
Term Ends: 2028
Term Length: 4 Years

County Courthouse

220 N. Washington Ave.
Mason City, IA 50401
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Courthouse Hours

M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Holidays
Department Hours May Vary
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