CEDAR RAPIDS — A man who distributed, received, and possessed child pornography was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison on Friday. Jacob Samuel Yang, age 37, from Tama, received the prison term after a May 22 guilty plea to distribution and possession of child ...
Since Marshalltown Mayor Joel Greer authorized the formation of an animal ordinance review committee back in May, the group has met a total of five times in hopes of strengthening current city codes and addressing issues pertaining to both dogs and cats within the community. On Tuesday night, ...
Professional historian and educator Kathy Wilson presented a program on Thursday at the Marshalltown Public Library entitled, “Mark Twain and Huck Finn in a Post Civil War America.” Wilson received her BA in History from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and completed her MA at the ...
With the cost of groceries continuing to increase, buying food has become more of a struggle this past year and the need for food on tables has become more prevalent. The Emergency Food Box has seen the number of served families rise to 600, or 2,000 people, each month. Seeing the need, ...
A few weeks after he was first announced as the 2025 recipient of the Arts + Culture Alliance’s Community Artist Grant back in July, folklorist and storyteller Kiran Singh Sirah first visited Marshalltown to learn more about the community and formulate plans for a larger project. Beginning on ...
Marshalltown Police Department Arrests • On Thursday, Nov. 13, Stacy Galema, 35, was arrested for two counts of sex exploit by a school employee-pattern and lascivious conduct with a minor. • On Thursday, Nov. 13, Eron Ramirez Hernandez, 33, was arrested for operating while under the ...