Tupper defeats Blom for District 52 Iowa House seat

November 4, 2026

Marshall County voters are sending Democrat Mike Tupper of Marshalltown to the state legislature next year as the new District 52 representative. With 5,816 votes, or 55 percent of the 10,655 total ballots, he beat incumbent Republican David Blom of Marshalltown, who garnered 4,831, or 45 percent. There were eight write-ins. Blom did not respond to the T-R before this issue went to print, but on Tuesday night, he issued a statement on his Facebook page. "Tonight’s election results were not what we had hoped for, but I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have served the ...

P&Z Commission recommends lowering special use permit threshold for data center projects

November 4, 2026

On the heels of the Marshalltown city council narrowly voting to send an amendment back to the Planning and Zoning Commission classifying data centers by size at the Oct. 26 — and a motion to reconsider that action falling short of a needed supermajority — the commission met in special ...

Election 2026: All three GOP incumbents re-elected to Marshall County Board of Supervisors

November 4, 2026

Despite an undeniable “Blue Wave” across much of the state and the country, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors will remain all red for at least two more years after Republican incumbents Christian Goodman, Jarret Heil and Carol Hibbs all won re-election to their respective seats in ...

Holding tiny hands

November 4, 2026

For about the last year, The Hobby Craft Club at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA, which has met weekly on Tuesdays for decades, has been sewing hundreds of fabric hearts to be sent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Blank Children’s Hospital and the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines ...

Barker holds on to District 51 Iowa House seat

November 4, 2026

Incumbent Republican Brett Barker has held onto his District 51 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. In Tuesday’s election, Barker earned 8,617 votes, or 55 percent, of 15,549 total ballots and Democrat Teresa Perin drew 6,901 votes, or 44 percent. There were 31 write-ins. District 51 covers the northwest, southwest and northeast quadrants of Marshall County — including communities of Green Mountain, Albion, Liscomb, St. Anthony, Clemons, Rhodes, Melbourne and State Center — along with a large swath of Story County outside of Ames. Within Marshall County, Barker earned ...

Covalt seeks extension on old hospital appeal after Frese withdraws as counsel

November 3, 2026

The legal battle between the city and the former downtown hospital owner continues. On Saturday, Scott Covalt, owner of CD Marshalltown, filed a request with the Iowa Supreme Court for a 60-day extension of an appeal after former attorney Chad Frese submitted a motion to withdraw on Oct. ...