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Todays News

IVH residents receive copies of student-written ‘A Book by Me’ series

For nearly 25 years, the “A Book by Me” series created by Deb Bowen of the Quad Cities has been connecting students with senior citizens through a series of books written by the students and detailing historical events like the Holocaust, the Underground Railroad and more. On Wednesday ...

Four Tama County Treasurer hopefuls take questions during candidate forum

TAMA — The four Republican candidates seeking the office of Tama County Treasurer gathered for a forum held at the Tama Civic Center on Tuesday night and fielded questions from moderators Mark Doland and David Turner, both current Tama County Supervisors, before a crowd of approximately 60 ...

School board, interrupted by tornado warning, approves Miller items

The town tornado siren interrupted the Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education meeting Monday evening. As Marshalltown High School Principal Justin Bolliver sought approval of the 2026 graduate list, cell phone weather alerts began ringing in the meeting room. Some attendees ...

Rural road names pt. 6: From Judge Smith to Vance

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles reporting on Marshall County residents of the mid to late 1800s whose names are posted on rural avenue road signs. Last names — and names of former towns and villages — were mandated by the E-911 county system. They were approved ...

Graduates of area districts celebrated during commencements

Sunday was an important afternoon for the graduating classes of several local high schools including BCLUW, GMG, Meskwaki and West Marshall as seniors officially received their diplomas and took the next step toward adulthood during their respective commencement ceremonies.

EMT sues UnityPoint, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation

An EMT who worked for UnityPoint Health is suing the company, alleging she was the victim of workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault. Kayla Whitten is suing Iowa Health System’s UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Hospital and EMS supervisor Nick Heintz in U.S. District Court for the ...