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Todays News

Holiday Happenings

The holiday season is upon us — complete with community celebrations, kids’ activities, arts and crafts, music, food and of course, visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Friday, Dec. 5 • State Center’s Old Fashioned Christmas on Main will span noon to 7 p.m. and include a tree lighting ...

Workers testify in election misconduct trial, which continues Wednesday

The voter fraud jury trial for Jorge Oscar Sanchez Vasquez began Tuesday in the Marshall County Courthouse. Sanchez Vasquez, 43, is facing two felony charges of first-degree election misconduct, which is a class “D’ felony and carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a ...

2,000 Des Moines area UnityPoint nurses to vote on unionization this month

About 2,000 nurses in four Des Moines area UnityPoint Health campuses will vote early this month on whether to unionize their ranks for what leaders of the movement say will bring more bargaining power for salaries, benefits and working conditions through a proposed affiliation with the ...

MHS alum Olivia Ogston opens Grounded coffee and pastry shop downtown

From a young age, Olivia Ogston knew she had a talent for baking, and she quickly put it to good use — when she was just 13, she launched her own home-based bakery to make money so that her parents, Tom and Kara, would allow her to purchase a dog. The Class of 2023 Marshalltown High School ...