A collection of plants were in one of the Marshalltown Public Library meeting rooms on Saturday, and people were lined up outside the door, waiting for it to open. The Spring Plant Swap brought enthusiastic gardeners to the library, ready to see what options were available and what plants ...
DES MOINES — On Friday, a Des Moines man pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography. According to public court documents, Tyler Boyd Pavlick, 33, placed a mini video camera in the tank of a porta-potty at three Central Iowa events: co-ed middle school and high school cross-county meets, one held in State Center on Sept. 23, 2025, and another held in Osceola on Sept. 30, 2025; and an arts, craft, and harvest event held in Des Moines on Oct. 4, 2025. Pavlick placed the cameras with the purpose of creating ...
A Des Moines man with a lengthy criminal history of similar offenses has been taken into custody on a total of five charges related to the burglary of Hellberg’s Jewelers on April 4, according to court records. Douglas Allen Baker, 54, turned himself in at the jail on Sunday night at about ...
GILMAN — The Gilman and Laurel fire departments responded to a barn fire west of Gilman on Friday night that is believed to be suspicious. According to a press release, the Marshall County Communications Center took multiple calls on the incident that stated there were multiple explosions and possibly more than one structure involved, and the departments were dispatched at approximately 5:29 p.m. Due to information received and a visible dark black smoke cloud that could be seen from 10 miles away, mutual aid was requested from the Grinnell, Le Grand and Haverhill fire ...
DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird congratulated Officers Cory Critchlow, Hunter Schmelzer and Steven Wonderlin on their graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in a ceremony held at Rising Sun Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill on April 24. The officers were part of ...
Board games have experienced a rise in popularity in society in the past few years, and Marshalltown Board Gamers has formed so residents can share their love of the hobby. Started by Mike McOmber, the group is not his first trip around the board. He started one when he lived in Tama, which ...
