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Binford House brings first free period pantry to Marshalltown

A Binford House at-will donation meal Wednesday helped raise funds and products for the new type of free pantry in Marshalltown - a period pantry dedicated to providing women with menstrual products. The pink-painted pantry, named “Penelope,” was installed outside of the Binford House ...

UPS Store closes after over 20 years in Marshalltown

The UPS Store at 125 W. Merle Hibbs Blvd. in Marshalltown saw customers for the final time on Wednesday after over 20 years in the community. The store was launched, franchised and previously managed by current At-Large City Councilor Gary Thompson along with his ex-wife and former in-laws ...

Council hears MPACT update as funding cutoff looms

The now well-established Marshalltown Police and Community Team (MPACT) program, which embeds social workers from YSS of Marshall County within the police department and, as of earlier this year, the sheriff’s office to handle non-criminal, non-emergent calls for service, is at a crossroads ...

DAILY RECORD

Marshall County Courthouse Court Sept. 29 • Albert Eugene Wade Jr. made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Leah Patton is appointed as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the Administrative Law Judge. Wade is being held without bond. • Wayne Keith Darby Jr. made an initial appearance on four counts of a child endangerment with injury charge and a child endangerment charge. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9. Bond is set at $10,000 cash only. A no-contact order has been issued for the protected parties. • ...