As the Stars and Stripes flew all over Marshalltown on Sunday in recognition of the Flag Day holiday, it was only fitting that a special ceremony was held inside the Malloy Leisure Resource Center at the Iowa Veterans Home for those who understand its continued importance better than anyone ...
STATE CENTER — For nearly 70 years, the celebration of roses and community spirit has been a tradition in State Center. The 68th annual Rose Festival returns Thursday, with a lineup that includes food, vendors, music, kids’ activities, local history, and more. Thursday, June ...
The “Backroads Tour” – a cross-country endeavor promoting rural development and “America250” – made a stop Saturday afternoon in Marshalltown at La Carreta Mexican Grill. Matt Hildreth, the executive director of Rural Organizing, was joined by friend and musician Joe ...
STATE CENTER - Marshall County podcast fans have a local channel to add to their list. Dave Grey, 68, of State Center has been producing a podcast, which he calls The Marshall County Hangmen but can be found on the Dave Grey channel on YouTube, dedicated to Iowa songwriters. He is looking to ...
LAUREL — The annual Laurel Midsummer Carnival is fast approaching, and funds raised from this year’s event will benefit a most worthy cause — assisting the family of Stetson Aman, a local five-year-old who is battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as Burkitt’s Lymphoma. ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — On Thursday, a Marshalltown man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison. Juan Eduardo Rivas Martinez, age 25, received the prison term after a January 12, 2026, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute a controlled ...