The state has created challenging financial hurdles for local governments and school boards, according to Mayor Mike Ladehoff and Marshalltown Community School District Superintendent Theron Schutte. The duo spoke about the financial struggles of the city and the schools during Tuesday Talks, ...
An Iowa State University student has filed a petition against the City of Ames, alleging its policy prohibiting firearms on city buses violates state law. Natalie Gibson, an ISU junior studying animal science, filed a petition Oct. 13 in the Iowa District Court for Story County seeking a ...
Longtime ER physician Dr. Lance VanGundy, who has authored four epic fantasy novels in The Rune Fire Cycle series, recently released a dark, wilderness fantasy story entitled “Kallidu and the Golden-eyed Grenderling.” Notably, it features artwork done by Marshalltown High School students ...
With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching, Marshall County voters are deciding on all three of the seats on the Board of Supervisors. In the race to serve a full four-year term, three candidates are competing for two seats: incumbent Republicans Jarret Heil and Carol Hibbs, both of whom were first elected in 2022, and Democratic challenger DeMorris Dean, a retired Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy and U.S. Army veteran. Their answers to part two of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below, and parts three and four will be published in ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 21 • Dylan Michael Aswegan made an initial appearance on two counts of a violation of probation charge, a violation of a no-contact order/contempt of court charge, a possession of a controlled substance-second offense charge and a possession of drug paraphernalia charge. The probation revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Aswegan is being held without bond. The contempt hearing will also be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Bond is set at $1,000 cash or surety. A new no-contact order has been issued ...
Allen Eskens told the story of how he went from a below average student who believed he was destined to hang drywall for a living to an accomplished attorney and, eventually, a bestselling mystery author during an event at the Marshalltown Public Library Monday night promoting his latest book, ...
