Longtime ER physician Dr. Lance VanGundy, who has authored four epic fantasy novels in The Rune Fire Cycle series, recently released a dark, wilderness fantasy story entitled “Kallidu and the Golden-eyed Grenderling.” Notably, it features artwork done by Marshalltown High School students ...
The state has created challenging financial hurdles for local governments and school boards, according to Mayor Mike Ladehoff and Marshalltown Community School District Superintendent Theron Schutte. The duo spoke about the financial struggles of the city and the schools during Tuesday Talks, ...
With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching, Marshall County voters are deciding on all three of the seats on the Board of Supervisors. In the race to serve a full four-year term, three candidates are competing for two seats: incumbent Republicans Jarret Heil and Carol Hibbs, both of whom were first elected in 2022, and Democratic challenger DeMorris Dean, a retired Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy and U.S. Army veteran. Their answers to part two of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below, and parts three and four will be published in ...
The Marshall County Board of Supervisors breezed through another brief regular meeting on Wednesday morning with a series of agenda items that passed quickly, including news of a federal grant to aid the Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force (MIDTF). According to Sheriff Joel Phillips, who communicated ...
An Iowa State University student has filed a petition against the City of Ames, alleging its policy prohibiting firearms on city buses violates state law. Natalie Gibson, an ISU junior studying animal science, filed a petition Oct. 13 in the Iowa District Court for Story County seeking a ...
The Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) had another decrease in the number of enrolled students, per the annual certified enrollment count. At the regular Monday meeting, the school board received a report from Executive Director of Finance & Operations Randy Denham on the count, ...
