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Todays News

School board discusses three construction projects

Construction projects were a main source of discussion during the Monday Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education meeting. Board members, with the exception of Leah Stanley, voted in favor of approving the construction plans and costs of the Franklin Field project, which is ...

Supervisors hold standalone hearing on county tax rate

As required by state law since the passage of House File 718 two years ago, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors convened at the courthouse for a special standalone property tax public hearing on Monday morning, and three residents shared their thoughts on the proposal for the upcoming ...

Tama man faces federal child pornography charges

CEDAR RAPIDS — Last week, a Tama man was formally charged on four federal counts alleging that he possessed and distributed child pornography over a 5 ½ year period. Jacob Samuel Yang, 36, was indicted on March 18 in the United States District Court in Cedar Rapids, according to a press ...

Courthouse Veterans Memorial going up

T-R PHOTO BY LANA BRADSTREAM Employees of McCall Monument of Newton set up the center post of the Marshall County Courthouse Veterans Memorial yesterday. Benches are to be installed today. The memorial will honor combat veterans from World War I to the recent Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts. ...

Historical Society of Marshall County holds annual meeting

The Historical Society of Marshall County looked to its future at its annual meeting, held Saturday afternoon at the Mowry Irvine Mansion in Marshalltown. The meeting began with recognition of the late Dan Brandt, HSMC’s president who died Jan. 15. HSMC vice president Steve Ryan is serving ...

Tama County Conservation to absorb deep cuts amidst budget woes

TOLEDO – Fallout from Tama County’s general fund shortfall has now cut deeper into the Conservation budget. During the Thursday, March 13, meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation, director Curtis Behrens told board members that in addition to the $100,000 the Board of Supervisors ...