GARWIN — It’s been a longstanding goal of the Garwin Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) departments to bring their operations together under one roof in a state-of-the-art new facility for a small town, and they celebrated the near-realization of that dream with an open house on ...

Members of the Marshalltown Fire Department (MFD) performed a “confined space rescue” inside the old downtown hospital on Sunday evening after two people were found unconscious there. At approximately 6:30 p.m., the MFD was dispatched to the building for a reported gas leak in the ...

STATE CENTER — As the 2026 Iowa legislative session is scheduled to end soon and the June 2 primary is approaching, incumbents and candidates of both parties can be seen at public events to promote their accomplishments and refine their messages. Such was the case Saturday morning in State ...

ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports ...

There is more to trades education than learning how to perform a specific service or task. There is art as well, and students in the Marshalltown Community College skilled trades programs are showcasing their knowledge and creativity with the MCC Trades Art Gallery Exhibit in the Ray Frederick ...

CEDAR FALLS — Retired longtime Cedar Falls City Administrator Richard “Dick” McAlister, a Marshalltown native and Class of 1971 MHS graduate, was recently honored with a Grow Cedar Valley Legacy Award for his efforts to boost development in the bustling college town about an hour ...