The Marshalltown Public Library (MPL) has often been referred to as one of the community’s most treasured assets, and on Sunday afternoon, library staff, trustees, Friends of the Library board members and the Chamber ambassadors…
Dancing, music and poetry showcased at ACA Day of the Dead event Saturday
Marshalltown’s Latino population and others turned out in force Saturday night at the local Arts + Culture Alliance (ACA) offices…
Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids; no injuries
CEDAR RAPIDS — An apparent explosion caused a fire Saturday at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa that the company…
At the buzzer
The Flying Elbow has quickly become one of the most popular restaurants in Marshalltown across the state with its award-winning…
Defendants in two fatal Marshalltown crash cases plead guilty
Defendants who were involved in a pair of separate fatal accidents in Marshalltown in the fall of 2025 have both…
School bus stop violations occurring daily in Marshalltown
There is a call Rex Kozak, the transportation director for the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD), hopes to never receive…
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MHS football finished off by Dowling
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Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 23 • Charleen Nicole Breckenridge made an initial appearance on a violation of a no-contact order/contempt of court charge, a violation of pre-trial release charge and a trespass-first offense charge. The contempt hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Bond is set at $3,000 cash in defendant’s…
Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 22 • Brandon Eugene Michael Holubar made an initial appearance on…
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Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 21 • Dylan Michael Aswegan made an initial appearance on two…
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Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 20 • Seth Leroy Watts made an initial appearance on a…
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Marshalltown can get data centers right
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Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war
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Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown
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City decisions
So, a city that won't stop uncontrolled speeding, that allowed JBS to expand in town (increasing odor and creating housing shortages), that has enabled immigrants to avoid assimilation, that tore up our neighborhoods, and that hired Michael Tupper has now composed a form to submit for odor complaints. It only requires an anemometer and…
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Survivors
How Marshalltown could sell a data center to the public
Obituaries
Judy Briney
Judy Briney, 81, of Marshalltown, passed away on Friday, October 23rd, 2026 in the comfort of her home. Funeral services for Judy will be held on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00…
Brenda Howlett
Sandra "Sandy" Wagner
R. Kent Loney
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