Recognizing there is an issue with an increase of people dealing with mental health issues, a small number of Iowans were able to attend Mental Health First Aid. Hosted at the Marshall County Extension last week, roughly 20 people learned how to become “the first line of support” for ...

A ‘90s country legend best known for hits like “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful” and “Queen of My Double Wide Trailer” will be the headlining musical act at the 2026 Central Iowa Fair in Marshalltown, according to a press release issued Wednesday. Louisiana native Sammy Kershaw, ...

MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The Meskwaki Nation Police Department is investigating a recent incident of vandalism at the Powwow Grounds that resulted in damage to the light fixtures at the cookshack and speaker stand. “This kind of behavior is not just reckless, it’s disrespectful to the ...

Jerry Landkamer, a Navy veteran from Norfolk, Neb., now serves as the national vice commander of the American Legion, and he stopped by the Iowa Veterans Home on Tuesday morning to learn more about the facility and visit with members of the Charles Horton Legion Post 739 inside the Malloy ...

HAVERHILL — Seeing a ‘pasta-bility’ to get some money for the Haverhill Shelter House, a Pasta Supper Fundraiser is set for Friday. Organized and created by shelter manager and Haverhill City Council member Maggie Stalzer, it will be the first fundraiser of its kind for the ...

Kratom would be outlawed as a Schedule I substance under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa House. House File 2133 would designate kratom products — ingestible substances made from the Mitragyna speciosa plant and its synthetic equivalents — as a Schedule I hallucinogenic substance. People ...