During the keynote address earlier this year at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, current Russian communist party boss Vladimir Putin observed that the United States... » Full Story

Janet Elaine (Long) Wagoner, 81, of rural Garwin, died of natural causes Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 at her home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. » Full Story

Garry Brandenburg

Albion



The City of Marshalltown listened to its citizens over the course of the last two years concerning a problem with too many deer inside... » Full Story

Sam Osborne

West Branch

A public option constitutes a compromise between universal health care and the current bankrupting private-health-insurance scam that consumes huge... » Full Story

Robert E. Ochs, 84, of Garwin, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center.

A memorial gathering will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. » Full Story

Funeral services for Dolores Prybil were held Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Pursel Davis Funeral Home with Rev. Jennifer Daniel officiating. Special music On Eagles Wings was sung by Jennifer Daniel. » Full Story

Herbert Drumm, 77, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at Iowa River Hospice House. Services are pending at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. » Full Story

Incidents

• On Sept. 20, Alonso Hernandez, 512 N. 4th Av. » Full Story

Republican rightwingers will say and do anything in order to defeat health care reform. All their propaganda is a pack of lies. » Full Story

Yvonne Nauman

Marshalltown

Senator Grassley has done a really poor job representing Iowans when it comes to health care reform. » Full Story