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Wieting Theatre turns 100 in style
February 3, 2012 TOLEDO — Imagine turning 100 years old and being transformed to the day you were born. That’s the case for the newly-renovated Wieting Theatre at 101 S. Church St. in Toledo. more »» 
Robbery suspect charged with another count
February 3, 2012 The charges keep rolling in for Jarvas Mitchell. more »» 
MHS honors academic achievement
February 3, 2012 Letters are not just for athletic achievement any more at Marshalltown High School. The school held its first academic awards night Thursday to honor more than 230 students for earning a 3. more »» 
Miller Middle School Science Bound students put on successful presentations
February 3, 2012 Thursday evening was an important event for Miller Middle School eighth grade Science Bound members. more »»
Group: Tax credit change would aid 500,000 Iowans
February 3, 2012 DES MOINES — An advocate for expanding a working-class tax cut backed by Democrats told state lawmakers Thursday that more than 500,000 Iowans would likely benefit from the change. more »» 
Trump endorses Romney after a puzzling Vegas day
February 3, 2012 LAS VEGAS — With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip — just hours after Newt Gingrich’s advisers were spreading... more »»
AG Holder, House GOP clash over documents
February 3, 2012 WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing Thursday over demands that the Justice Department turn over more documents about a flawed gun-smugglin... more »» 
McKibben announcement shakes up local senate field
February 2, 2012 Former Republican Sen. Larry McKibben has the itch to get back into politics — and he wants his former seat back in the Iowa Senat. more »» 
Pa. groundhog 'predicts' 6 more weeks of winter
February 2, 2012 PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winte. more »» 
Lennox, UAW unable to reach agreement
February 2, 2012 United Auto Workers local 893 voted not to accept a proposed contract by Lennox Wednesday. Workers have been working under an old, extended contract since October 2010. more »» 
Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
February 2, 2012 NEW YORK — Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public in a stock offering that could value it at as much as $100 billion, eight years after... more »»
Iowa congressional candidates collect millions for November election
February 2, 2012 DES MOINES — Candidates in two Iowa congressional races seen as key in the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives have amassed several million dollars for their campaigns. more »» 
Romney scores big win in Florida
February 1, 2012 TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. more »» 
McKibben to run for his former Iowa Senate seat
February 1, 2012 Republican Larry McKibben of Marshalltown announced today he will seek to recapture his former Iowa Senate seat he held for 12 years before deciding not to run in 2008. more »» 
Arrest made in robbery cases
February 1, 2012 Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the recent slew of convenience store robberies in Marshalltown. more »» 
Supervisors approve 1.5 percent pay increase
February 1, 2012 The Marshall County Supervisors approved a 1.5 percent pay raise for four county elected officials, slashing the recommended salary increases of 5 percent brought to them by the Compensation Board. more »» 
Senior wins poetry contest for third straight year
February 1, 2012 Marshalltown High School senior Gwen Morrison won the school’s Poetry Out Loud contest for the third straight year Tuesday and hopes it’s the first step on the way to the national competition. more »» 
American Legion F-4 Phantom sign stolen
February 1, 2012 American Legion member Jeff Heiden said almost everyone knows a veteran. That’s what makes the theft of the American Legion’s sign on its F-4 Phantom jet so disappointing and frustrating. more »»
Tama man’s fate uncertain after fall
February 1, 2012 TAMA — A fall from a ladder left a construction worker with a severe head injury Monday afternoon. Elberon Fire and Ambulance arrived on the scene around 4:30 p.m. more »»
Opponents of IA nuclear bill get temporary reprieve
February 1, 2012 DES MOINES — Members of AARP have flooded the Iowa Senate switchboard with more than 1,500 calls to oppose a bill that would pave the way for MidAmerican Energy Co. more »» Marshalltown Alcoholics Anonymous February 3, 2012 at 1311 E. Nevada St. more » Local Events |
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