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GMG Angel Tree 2026: Bringing holiday cheer to the community

GARWIN – The holidays are brighter when we take care of one another. This holiday season, the Garwin Enrichment League (GEL), alongside dedicated community volunteers, is organizing the 2026 GMG Angel Tree to help make the holidays a little brighter for local GMG students and families. The ...

‘Do you remember Barb Scafferi?’

Barb Scafferi of Marshalltown intended to write for one year only a monthly column “Do You Remember … for “Past Times” - then a monthly Times-Republican insert devoted to central Iowa history. However, one became 17. She wrote more than 200 columns containing hundreds of thousands ...

Gilman native releases new book ‘The Ambassadors’

GILMAN — Author Rhonda Virkus Mumby of Belle Plaine, formerly of Gilman, is returning to her roots. She will host a talk at the Gilman Public Library on Nov. 21 from 10 to 11 a.m. on her latest book “The Ambassadors,” the first installment in her Semi-Charmed series. It’s a dark ...

DAILY RECORD

Marshall County Courthouse Court Nov. 10 • Michael Eugene Carter made an initial appearance on a parole violation charge. Logan Kelleher is appointed as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the Administrative Law Judge. Carter is being held without bond. • Leonardo Daniel Del Real Sanchez made an initial appearance on a violation of probation charge and a possession of drug paraphernalia charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel on the probation violation case. The probation revocation hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 20. He is ...

Never forgotten

After the main Veterans Day program had concluded inside the Malloy Leisure Resource Center (LRC) on Wednesday morning, a smaller group convened outside of the Sheeler Administration Building on the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) campus to commemorate the dedication of two especially meaningful ...