Two people and one organization were honored at Thursday’s 128th Chamber Annual Banquet Awards. The 2026 Community Impact Award was given to Tom Apgar. He and his family were recognized for the new Apgar Family Water Plaza and contributions on the Linn Creek District projects. The ...

Robert Shepherd of the local VFW Post 839 presented two special recognitions to esteemed members Dennis Myers and Jerry Kremer during Tuesday night’s meeting at the headquarters on East Meadow Lane. First, Shepherd credited Myers, who received the Commander’s Award, for his active role ...

Believing the Iowa Attorney General should not file lawsuits for the purposes of political grandstanding, but instead protect Iowans, Democrat Nate Willems threw his hat in the ring for the seat. “It’s the biggest law firm in the state of Iowa, and it’s the only one which is supposed to ...

In 1996, Tony Singh began rewilding a plot of land in LeClaire, hoping to restore its oak savanna, native prairie, woodlands and wetlands. Less than five years later, he noticed the leaves on his oak trees were in tatters. “When the leaf is coming out, if it is natural, it’s a beautiful ...

Depending on a person’s outlook, Marshall County was either lucky or unlucky when the Wednesday morning storm rolled through. Marshall County Emergency Management Director Kim Elder said the storm damaged a narrow swath. “This was a small storm, at least from what I have seen, and was ...

An ongoing dispute that came into the public eye through a Facebook post from the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Marshalltown last week took up the vast majority of Wednesday morning’s Marshall County Board of Supervisors meeting as Marshall County Attorney Jordan Gaffney and ARL Executive ...