Since 1938, the Assistance League of Marshalltown has given back approximately $1.7 million to the community, with its members volunteering hundreds of thousands of hours supporting programs that strengthen education, recreation, the arts and healthy living in Marshalltown and surrounding ...
TRAER – Veterans Day reminds us to honor those who served but also to listen to their stories before they are lost. My grandfather, Dale Morrison, served in World War II but died long before I was born. Like many veterans of his generation, he rarely spoke about his service. Yet more than 80 ...
The Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center announces, as of September, Madisun VanGundy has been appointed as its Events Coordinator. In this role, VanGundy serves as the primary contact for individuals, businesses and organizations looking to host events at the MACC, a central hub for arts, ...
The Trowel Sculpture Plaza with the “Tallest Round-Handled Brick Trowel in the World” was unveiled Friday morning at MARSHALLTOWN Company, drawing more than 100 people outside to view the community’s latest impressive work of art. Marketing Director Ashley Swanson served as the ceremony ...
IOWA has a good number of ancient animal skeletons to boast about, all in the name of science. Since the entire northern United States including the Midwest had a host of glacial ice advances during the last 2.6 million years of earth’s climatic history, ice dominated much of the time. ...
CONRAD — In many rural Iowa communities good news can sometimes be a scarce commodity due to depressed commodity prices and the impacts of tariff policies on the farm economy. Regardless, the small town of Conrad (pop. 1,100) had much to celebrate Thursday afternoon. Dozens of attendees ...