Marshalltown celebrated grand openings of community amenities last weekend. It started with Franklin Field on Friday evening and ended with the opening of the Emerson Bridge early Saturday night. Opening the Emerson Bridge event was Arts + Culture Alliance Executive Director Amber ...
The second annual Smoking for Recovery event, hosted by God’s Way Ministries, on Saturday was well-received by the community. Organizer Rob Ackerman of Iowa Falls said he was happy with the turnout. Last year, roughly 350 people attended. Five hours into this year’s Smoking for Recovery, ...
Confusion seems to have been the predominant feeling at last Monday's Tama County Supervisors meeting, as no one seemed to have a firm grasp on what was going on or what the proper thing to do was, especially as it pertained to the petition to return the board, which went up to five members ...
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson told reporters Friday that if her opponent wins the U.S. Senate campaign, the Iowa State Fair might lose its Iowa Pork Tent. Hinson flipped porkchops and spoke with officials, farmers and media at the Iowa State Fair about California’s Proposition 12 and its effect ...
Democratic candidate for Iowa attorney general Nate Willems laid out his history of winning legal battles for Iowans’ benefit Friday and said his office’s priority would be helping Iowans, rather than focusing on out-of-state litigation. Willems spoke on the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage at the Iowa State Fair about his bid for the state attorney general position, for which Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird is seeking reelection. “Over the last 18 years, I’ve represented tens of thousands of Iowans and recovered tens of millions of dollars,” Willems said. ...
Monday is a “class-ified” day as it marks the return of students for the 2026-27 school year within the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD). Fortunately, there have not been any major events to hamper the start, such as what was seen during the past eight years. “Every single ...
