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Iowa Speedway team brings pace car Corvette to IVH

For the second consecutive year, leaders at the Iowa Speedway in Newton came to Marshalltown to offer free rides in the pace car 2025 Chevy Corvette with 500 horsepower to residents at the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) in the courtyard area on Friday afternoon. While taking a break from driving, ...

Parks & Rec to debut Family Prom event on May 1

Prom isn’t just for students anymore. Marshalltown Parks & Recreation is soon to debut its first ever May Day Memories Family Prom, aimed at being inclusive for youth, parents and extended family. It will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 1 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The idea was born out of combining aspects of Parks & Rec’s daddy/daughter and mother/son dances. “Attendance has been great for the daddy/daughter dance, and maybe not so much for the mother/son. I was approached about the idea of combining and having a family night,” said Recreation Supervisor Jennifer ...

Clutier honored with Lance J. Horbach Award for ‘innovative thinking’

TOLEDO — The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its 2026 grant awards celebration at the Wieting Theatre on Monday, April 13, announcing the distribution of $193,436.99 to 26 projects undertaken by organizations serving Tama County. As part of the celebration, the City of Clutier ...

Cartwright Market preparing for May 2 season opening

‘Lettuce’ celebrate the return of the Cartwright Market season, which kicks off May 2. Market Manager Trisha Wilder said the downtown farmers market season will extend through Oct. 31 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. She is expecting more than 30 vendors this year. “Some will ...