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Todays News

Hundreds gather to honor SSgt. William ‘Nate’ Howard at MHS Roundhouse

The funeral service for Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard was held Saturday morning at the Marshalltown High School Roundhouse. Hundreds of citizens and uniformed soldiers gathered inside to honor the slain Iowa National Guardsman, who was killed in an ISIS terrorist attack in ...

Marshalltown residents charged with robbery after alleged assault

Three Marshalltown residents were arrested on Saturday after a victim reported being assaulted with a handgun and ended up in the emergency room. At approximately 4:10 a.m., officers from the Marshalltown Police Department were dispatched to the UnityPoint Health Emergency Room for an ...

Grant Gibbons named new T-R publisher

Grant Gibbons has been named the publisher of the Times-Republican, the Fort Dodge Messenger, the Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal and the Tama-Grundy weekly publications. While he is new to the position of publisher, he is no stranger to the Iowa properties of Ogden Newspapers. He worked ...

Plans for new McDonald’s in Toledo moving forward with city council

TOLEDO — The most interesting agenda item at Monday night’s Toledo City Council meeting had to do with a plat of land. Listed as Fareway Plat 1 on the agenda, this piece of land was preliminarily approved and then finally approved contingent on Fareway’s signature. This plat of land is ...

‘Christmas tradition’ welcomes more than 170 area children

GLADBROOK — For the second year running, Gladbrook’s beloved Kids Shopping Day took place amid a significant winter storm. But not even intense snowfall and cold temperatures could stop more than 170 children from attending (with their caregivers) the 13th annual event held on Saturday, ...