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Bestselling author Allen Eskens visits Marshalltown Public Library Monday

Allen Eskens told the story of how he went from a below average student who believed he was destined to hang drywall for a living to an accomplished attorney and, eventually, a bestselling mystery author during an event at the Marshalltown Public Library Monday night promoting his latest book, ...

Meet the candidates 2026: Marshall County Board of Supervisors four-year term pt. 1

With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching, Marshall County voters are deciding on all three of the seats on the Board of Supervisors. In the race to serve a full four-year term, three candidates are competing for two seats: incumbent Republicans Jarret Heil and Carol Hibbs, both of whom were first elected in 2022, and Democratic challenger DeMorris Dean, a retired Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy and U.S. Army veteran. Their answers to part one of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below, and parts two, three and four will be ...

Rob Sand withdraws from Wednesday debate after brother-in-law’s death

Rob Sand, the Democratic nominee for governor, has withdrawn from a debate scheduled for Wednesday with Republican candidate Zach Lahn following the death of his brother-in-law. Sand and Lahn were scheduled to meet for a debate on “Iowa Press” on Iowa PBS Oct. 21, the third of four ...

USDA offering $8B in farmer relief payments

Farmers will be eligible to receive one-time payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide relief for high fuel and input costs. USDA and President Donald Trump announced Monday night at a rally in Kansas that farmers would have $8 billion made available in the Harvest Fuel ...