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Children use Legos to learn about inventive process

Ten children learned about the inventive process during yesterday’s Inventor’s Hat STEM workshop at the Marshalltown Public Library. Hosted by Marshall County Extension Summer Youth Assistant Hannah Hibbs, the children were given a brief overview of the inventive process as they sat at ...

Man caught masturbating in middle of highway

GILMAN — A young Gilman man was arrested for masturbating in public late Monday morning. Marshall County Sheriff Deputy Blake Ihde caught Jakob Sells, 23, without pants and in the act of masturbating in the middle of Highway 146. Sheriff Joel Phillips said three hours earlier, his office ...

Tama man killed in officer-involved shooting identified

Tama County Attorney Brent Heeren and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have confirmed that 19-year-old Logan Kurth was the man shot and killed by police in the early hours of July 5. According to an updated press release issued by the DCI Tuesday, Kurth died from multiple ...

Rhianna Murty crowned 2025 Tama County Fair Queen

GLADBROOK — Rhianna Murty of Gladbrook was crowned the 2025 Tama County Fair Queen on Tuesday, July 15, at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. She was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates Lauren Keller of Gladbrook, Rylee Ridout of rural Vining, and Belle Werner of Toledo. Moments before ...