Smitherman stays the course
WALK-off
Only seven times in Major League Baseball history have teams won a game without getting a hit. The Marshalltown baseball team pulled off that ...
Daily Record, May 23, 2026
Marshall County Courthouse Court May 22 • Tate Richard Easley made an initial appearance on two counts of an assault on persons in certain occupations ...
Daily Record, May 22, 2026
Marshall County Courthouse Court May 21 • Curtis Ross Wilson made an initial appearance on a violation of pre-trial release charge. ...
Lights! Camera! Apgar!
From the Mayor’s Desk: Memorial Day
Memorial Day is upon us on May 25. First a bit of history. One of the first known Memorial Day recognitions was held in Charleston, South ...
Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy
Rocky Damiano for Senate District 27
As a Conservative Republican, in the past I have voted for Annette Sweeney every time she has been on the ballot. But this election year I cannot vote for her ...
Remembrance
An editorial about hate
Mark Wiemers
Mark Jeffrey Wiemers 69, of Newton, formerly of State Center and Marshalltown, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on May 16, 2026 in Newton, Iowa. A ...
Owen Kerber
Richard Lee Robinson Jr.
Ohio woman accused of illegally voting as a noncitizen acquitted at trial
A U.S. citizen was found not guilty Tuesday of illegally voting in the 2018 election when she was a lawful permanent resident of the United States. A guilty verdict ...
