STATE CENTER — The official kickoff to autumn returns Sept. 25 to downtown State Center, starting at 4 p.m., for the annual Watson’s Fall Festival, put on by the State Center Development Promotions Committee. The event is named in honor of the town’s famous landmark: Watson’s Grocery ...
A handful of Marshalltown residents learned some of the optimal steps in organizing against data centers. Neighbors vs Data Centers, a new statewide movement, hosted an informational meeting focused on how to fight the controversial facilities at the Marshalltown Public Library on Saturday. Co-chair Aaron Lynch of Ames is already a familiar face amongst the data center resistance in Marshalltown. The group fought against the LightEdge data center in Ames, a project which was stalled after the city council implemented a nine-month delay in July. Lynch said the first thing they did ...
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Vice President JD Vance told Iowans Friday that President Donald Trump’s trade and tax policies have helped farmers and working-class families, as he worked to rally support for gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn and other Iowa Republicans in the midterms. Trump’s tariff ...
A Toledo man who was recently charged with 10 felony counts of possessing child sexual exploitation materials has pleaded not guilty to all charges with a jury trial currently slated to begin in January. Ronald Wyatt Langbecker Jr., 18, was arrested Sept. 1 and released from custody at the ...
Advocates speaking for and against a proposed state constitutional amendment held events Thursday calling for more attention on the ballot measure, which would set a higher bar for state lawmakers to raise the income tax in future sessions. Iowa Republicans held a news conference Thursday in ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court Sept. 18 • Jason Michael Howell made an initial appearance on two counts of a violation of probation charge. The probation revocation hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 14. Bond is se at $2,000 cash only. • Luis Adrian Ramirez made an initial appearance on three counts of a violation of probation charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The probation revocation hearing is set for 10 a.m. on Oct. 14. Bond is set at $6,000 cash only. • Anthony Lee Evans made an initial appearance on a domestic abuse assault-second ...
