The Marshalltown Central Business District’s (MCBD’s) annual Rev Up Downtown event drew a crowd on a balmy Wednesday evening for live music from the Davis, Purk and Case Band, racecars and other classic rides, food trucks and free activities with several local businesses setting up booths ...

At least 14 street sections across all four of Marshalltown’s wards will see improvements this year pending the approval of an accepted bid after the city council held a brief public hearing and approved the plans and specifications for the 2026 hot mix asphalt (HMA) project during Tuesday ...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” is a key line from the Declaration of Independence. Nearly 250 years after the ...

Two Republicans from Nevada will face off against each other in the June 2 primary election for the Iowa House of Representatives District 51 seat. The first is incumbent, former Nevada Mayor Brett Barker who is seeking a second term after being elected for the first time to a state seat in ...

The graduating ceremony for the 2025-2026 Leadership Marshalltown class was held on Thursday, May 21. Leadership Marshalltown is a nine-month course that introduces a leadership framework for individual development, organizational impact, and community progress. Participants explore topics like ...

Editor’s note: In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had deepened. Nowhere was that more felt than in Virginia. While leaders in Richmond voted to join the Confederacy, many residents in the mountainous western ...