With roots dating all the way back to 1856, the Iowa River Church of the Brethren, located on Wallace Avenue between Marshalltown and Green Mountain, is one of the area’s oldest and most historic churches, and it’s still going strong to this day with a weekly attendance of about 50 under ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        Marshall County Courthouse
Court
Oct. 29
• Alexis Eduardo Leyva Farfan made an initial appearance on a driving under suspension charge. A pre-trial conference is set for 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 12 in Magistrate Court.
• Hali Michelle Beyer made an initial appearance on a theft-fifth ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        U.S. soybean farmers and lawmakers said the Chinese purchase of several shiploads of U.S. soybeans indicated a positive step in trade negotiations between the two counties. 
Reuters reported Wednesday that COFCO, a Chinese state-owned food processing company, purchased about 180,000 metric ...
                        
                    
                    	                                        
                                        
                    
                                                    
                                                                        
                        
                        During Monday night’s regular meeting, the Marshalltown city council received an update from Marshalltown Area United Way (MAUW) Executive Director Kendra Sorensen and Marshalltown Police and Community Team (MPACT) Advocate Suzy Reed, two co-chairs of the Homelessness Task Force, about 2 ½ ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                    
                                                                        
                        
                        The Marshalltown Emergency Food Box is not the only place people in need turn to when their food runs out. The Salvation Army of Marshalltown has a pantry to provide sustenance to people, as well. However, it is already stretched thin and the cutoff of SNAP benefits on Saturday will not help ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                    
                                                                        
                        
                        TOLEDO — Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) hosted its 54th local event, “Nuts for Fall,” on Wednesday, Oct. 15, drawing around 50 attendees to the rural Toledo farmstead of Eric and Michele Werner. The evening spotlighted the family’s longtime walnut business and the next ...