By ADAM SODDERS TIMES-REPUBLICAN Editor’s note: This is the last in a five-part series of interviews with the five candidates vying for a seat on the Marshalltown School Board. After decades of working as a school principal and educator, Marshalltown School Board President Bea Niblock ...
A second round of public bids has come in on Phase II of the Marshalltown High School Roundhouse project, and one construction company took issue with the district’s bidding process at Monday’s Marshalltown School Board meeting. “We’re here because Garling (Construction Inc.) and Mr. ...
“It was kind of a take off of the carpool Karaoke things the late night shows do, our little spin on it.” Marshalltown Schools Communications Director Andrew Potter got to take on a filmmaker role as district Superintendent Dr. Theron Schutte, Director of Instruction Lisa Stevenson and ...
Members of the Marshalltown High School National Anthem Singers performed Monday before educators at the Marshalltown High School/Community Auditorium. From left to right are Olivia Stone, Hadley Wagner, Lucas Thiessen, Carissa King and faculty member Amy Ose. Attendees enjoyed a video ...
The Historical Society of Marshall County is frequently gifted with mementos of local interest. Recently, Jerol and JoAnn Larsen donated several items of antiquity for use in the museum’s children’s display area, including a baby bassinet and stand, and several wooden rocking horses.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and the Marshalltown Police Department joined forces over the weekend install car seats during the Central Iowa Safe Kids Coalition child car seat safety event in the parking lot of Hy-Vee. The MCSO’s and the MPD’s certified car seat safety technicians ...
The moon partially blocks out the sun as a solar eclipse is seen through the clouds over the Gateway Arch Monday, in St. Louis. The Gateway Arch was just a few miles outside of the path of totality.
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a five-part series of interviews with the five candidates vying for a seat on the Marshalltown School Board. “I think pride in our school district is foundational to pride in our town.” Marshalltown School Board member Mike Miller is running to keep ...
Running water, clean clothes for each day of the week, air conditioning, and the peace of mind of knowing where your next meal is coming from. These are luxuries most Americans enjoy, but for many impoverished people in Uganda, particularly children, just having one clean outfit they can call ...
UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Foundation was back in action under its new name Aug. 16, to a full house at Elmwood Country Club. With a goal of $190,000 for a new ambulance, the Foundation launched its 2017 annual campaign, “Lights and Sirens— Keep Them Rolling” with more than $70,000 ...
AT LEFT: Vachel and Georgia White, of Rhodes, ride the Giant Slide at the Iowa State Fair. ABOVE: Jorge and Connor Sanchez, of Marshalltown, go on a ride at the fair.
By ADAM SODDERS TIMES-REPUBLICAN Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series of interviews with the five candidates vying for a seat on the Marshalltown School Board. It wasn’t long after starting work at Marshalltown Schools 19 years ago that Marshalltown School Board ...
BOSTON — Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans converged Saturday on downtown Boston in a boisterous repudiation of white nationalism, dwarfing a small group of conservatives who cut short their planned "free speech rally" a week after a gathering of hate groups led to ...
“If we can connect with Iowans around the values that we care about and a policy agenda that gives hope to working families for a better future, we will earn the right to govern this state.” That was the message shared by Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Norris Saturday afternoon ...
Julie Schossow is a certified optician. Joa LaVille a librarian. Jim Bonser an amateur astronomer. While the three have different occupations and hobbies, what they have in common is more than passing interest in Monday’s rare solar eclipse in which the path of totality — where the sun ...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A police officer in Florida died from his injuries Saturday, a day after his colleague was killed when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle while they were on patrol. The suspect was later arrested at a bar. Sgt. Sam Howard died Saturday afternoon at a hospital ...
Editor’s note: This is the second in a five-part series of interviews with the five candidates vying for a seat on the Marshalltown School Board. “I try to look at myself as a problem-solver.” With a background in engineering and a motivation for public service, Marshalltown School ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, the blunt-spoken and divisive strategist who rose from Donald Trump's conservative campaign to a top White House post, was pushed out by the president Friday, capping a turbulent seven months marked by the departure of much of Trump's original senior ...
SEOUL, South Korea — America's annual joint military exercises with South Korea always frustrate North Korea. The war games set to begin Monday may hold more potential to provoke than ever, given President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" threats and Pyongyang's as-yet-unpursued plan to launch ...
Editor’s note: This is the first in a five-part series of interviews with the five candidates vying for a seat on the Marshalltown School Board. “I stay pretty committed to anything I get involved with.” Laura Eilers said she would be a good addition to the Marshalltown School Board, ...