As Marshalltown Community College (MCC) prepares to turn 100 years old in 2027, its leaders are reflecting on the institution’s storied past while simultaneously looking toward its next century. On Thursday morning, they celebrated a…
Competition, auxiliary gyms at Miller get new floors this year
Progress continues on the Reimagine Miller project, and some details were approved on the finalization of Franklin Field. At the…
9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans, new poll finds
WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic…
Reinbeck voters approve new levy
REINBECK – Reinbeck voters overwhelmingly approved a public measure to establish a continuing capital improvements reserve fund and corresponding levy…
Iowa farmers argue Hinson’s Save Our Bacon act would hurt small producers
ELKHART — Some Iowa producers argued Wednesday that the federally proposed Save Our Bacon Act will harm farmers by taking…
One of Iowa’s state universities sees enrollment increase in fall semester
Iowa’s public universities have welcomed thousands of students back to campus this fall, with each institution touting either increased interest,…
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Seniors shine in Bobcats' home finale
This was the Senior Day exclamation point you hope for. The Marshalltown girls’ tennis…
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Marshall County Courthouse Court Sept. 10 • Tammy Sue Kyles AKA Padilla made an initial appearance on a contempt of court charge. The contempt hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Bond is set at $1,200 cash. • Aaliyah Ximena Mora made an initial appearance on a driving while revoked charge, a…
Marshall County Courthouse Court Sept. 9 • Ramon Alberto Santos De La Cruz made an initial…
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Marshall County Courthouse Court Sept. 8 • Ramon Alberto Santos De La Cruz made an initial…
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Marshall County Sheriff Arrests • On Sunday, Sept. 6, Jorge Garcia Rodriguez, 51, was arrested for…
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Columnists
September 11 seems like yesterday in New York City
Smoke still rose from the ruins of the World Trade Center, and the smell…
A society of strangers
Coming home from the emergency room, with my knee swelled up like a basketball, felt like…
EMPTY NEST
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month — a great time to review your family’s financial safety…
Why life insurance matters
Money & Markets
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
Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown
Your View
The turkey countdown has already begun
Thanksgiving may still feel far away. For the turkeys destined for Thanksgiving tables, it is not. The turkeys many plan to eat on Thanksgiving, have just been born. Long before families write shopping lists or debate who is bringing the mashed potatoes, millions of turkeys are being raised by an industry designed to turn…
Restore the promise
Three characters meet Trump
Hundreds feared dead in devastating flood
Obituaries
Richard Schmidt
Richard Merl Schmidt, 78, of Marshalltown, and formerly of Malcom, Tama and Des Moines, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 12-2 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Maple…
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