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The parade must go on: Scenes from a rainy Oktemberfest weekend

T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY The 40th annual Oktemberfest got off to a beautiful start on Saturday morning with ideal fall conditions for the 5K run, but unfortunately, the rain that has been so persistent in recent weeks reappeared as the parade began at 10 a.m. Nonetheless, the event went ...

A decade later, Judge Haney finally ‘graduates’ from Drug Court

In 2016, amidst a statewide moratorium on new specialty courts, now retired District Court Judge John Haney decided to push forward and establish one in Marshall County anyway, dubbing it “Enhanced Supervision Court,” also known as Drug Court. Over a decade later, the court has helped ...

Nearly 380 animals rescued in Marshall County livestock neglect investigation

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) recently rescued a total of 379 animals from a rural Marshalltown property as part of an investigation into allegations of livestock neglect. Last Thursday at approximately 7 a.m., the MCSO received a complaint that a young pony was struggling ...