The desire for camaraderie drove Chris Adams to join the Army in 2009. “I watched ‘Band of Brothers’ and did not have a good family dynamic growing up,” he said. “I saw the camaraderie and thought that was something I wanted to be a part of. I watched war movies growing up and ...
(Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series regarding Monday night’s city council meeting and the ongoing debate over data centers and the proposed regulations surrounding them in Marshalltown.) Fresh off of a meeting that clocked in at about 4 ½ hours two weeks ago, the ...
About seven months after an early morning burglary at Hellberg’s Jewelers in downtown Marshalltown on April 4, the second of two suspects in the case has been taken into custody in Polk County. According to a press release issued by the Marshalltown Police Department on Tuesday, Dewayne ...
Marshalltown and Marshall County, Iowa, are widely known as the "Veterans Capital of Iowa" (or the "Red, White, and Blue Capital of the State") due to a deep-rooted historical and ongoing commitment to military service members and veterans. Home to the Iowa Veterans Home, one of the nation's premier veteran care facilities, the community continues its long-standing tradition of uplifting those who have answered the call to serve. During this Veterans Day, community members are asked to keep our past, current, and future military members in their thoughts and prayers as we count on them ...
As Veterans Day approaches, the Marshalltown Central Business District (MCBD) is taking the final step in its much-loved Military Tribute Banner Campaign: a donation of $825 to Marshall County Veterans Affairs. Since at least 2021, the banners have honored local service members on light poles ...
Iowa Gov.-elect Rob Sand announced new members of what he termed his “tripartisan” transition team Monday — including a Republican and an independent. Sand, the Democratic candidate who won the Nov. 3, 2026 election to become Iowa’s next governor, discussed his leadership team during ...
