The first of two discussion items on Monday night’s Marshalltown city council agenda pertained to the renewal of a lease with the Marshall Gun Club for city-owned land north of town near the airport, and the council ultimately agreed unanimously to leave the rent at its current rate of $75 ...
A turnkey business is up for sale in Marshalltown - Harvest to Home in the 13th Street District. Owner Cheryl Hayes did not come to the decision easily when it was made last week. “It was a really hard decision,” she said. “I do not want it to close because it’s such a cute ...
MELBOURNE — The Melbourne Public Library combines two interests — food and the past — in its “Taste of History” series, free and open to the public. The series, which debuted in June, will have its next installment today at 6 p.m. at the library, with a focus on the Great ...
GLADBROOK – A house fire in Gladbrook that took place earlier this month during an extended heat wave is now under investigation. “There was a reported house fire at 314 Fifth Street in Gladbrook at [2:01 a.m.] this morning,” Tama County Chief Deputy Joe Quandt told the newspaper via ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing an ethics complaint filed by a group of former national security officials who are questioning if his August appearance at U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn’s Iowa State Fair fundraiser violated federal ethics restrictions. The Steady State, a nonpartisan ...
A man who sexually exploited a child pled guilty Wednesday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Brandon Scott Baker, age 39, formerly from Grundy Center, was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity, and possession of child pornography. At the plea hearing, Baker admitted that between 2011 and 2016, he used a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of the conduct. He also admitted that in December 2017, he transported a minor across a state line with the intent to ...
