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Todays News

Y hires new member engagement director

Nicole Kelley has assumed duties as the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA’s new member engagement director, and she’s eager to get to know the Y’s patrons. Kelley has worked at the Y for more than a year, teaching Pilates, a role she’ll be able to continue, but on a once a week basis. With a ...

Two men taken by immigration authorities after arrest in Tama

TAMA — After repeated noise complaints at a residence in Tama over the last few weeks, three men were arrested on drug charges Monday, and two of them were taken into the custody of immigration authorities, according to a release from the Tama Police Department. Just before 6 p.m. on June ...

Ag experts gather at rural Haverhill farm to share CRP, wetland guidance

HAVERHILL — A crowd of at least 60 interested individuals gathered at a farm between Marshalltown and Haverhill on Thursday morning to learn more about the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and how landowners Tony and Roberta Brink have transformed the vast majority of their 180 acres back ...

Marshalltown residents join anti-ICE protest efforts

As anti-ICE protests continue across the country, a small demonstration popped up in Marshalltown on Wednesday. At the corner of Hardees, on Center and Anson streets, four young residents held signs and yelled their support for immigrants. As the T-R left the scene, more people arrived to join ...

Alleged swatting incident in Tama under investigation

TAMA — Alongside the Tama and Toledo police departments, the Tama County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a report of a swatting call believed to have originated from the video game Fortnite in Tama on Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the Tama County Sheriff’s ...