RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) Pictures built the Orpheum Theater in downtown Marshalltown. It opened on June 22, 1949 with Ruth Warrick and Gabby Hayes as featured guests and it harbored 915 original seats. In 1957, the theater hosted the American premiere of “Saint Joan” starring Jean ...
REINBECK — The narrow passage of Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s $17.3 million bond referendum by a mere 17 votes on Tuesday, Nov. 4, is headed for a recount. On Nov. 13, 2025, the Tama County Auditor’s Office — the controlling county for G-R school elections — received a petition filed by ...
GRUNDY COUNTY — On Sunday at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa State Patrol and several other local law enforcement agencies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by 47-year-old Waterloo resident Benjamin Sink. Sink was wanted ...
Before delving into the brutal history of the Holocaust, presenter Brad Wilkening spoke about the hatred and intolerance of society. That might be connected to the news. “It is my belief that the first news we hear or see on an average day is filled with hate, anger, violence, death, ...
Two companies were awarded early bid packages for the Miller Middle School project during the regular Monday Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education meeting. Henkel Construction Company of Ames was awarded a $2.2 million bid package for the Miller Middle School precast ...
Since work started over the summer, a major transformation of the Marshalltown Little League complex on South 12th Street has been underway with the goal of addressing pressing safety issues and putting local youth on a more level playing field — literally — with their competitors in other ...