Former T-R staff writer and current contributing writer Sara Jordan-Heintz has just released a collection of short stories, perfect for Halloween season. She will hold a book talk and signing Saturday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Marshalltown Public Library in Meeting Room AB. It will follow ...
With a statewide average weekly temperature of 79.8 degrees Fahrenheit, Iowa had one of its hottest starts to September on record, according to State Climatologist Justin Glisan. The weekly average temperature was more than 11 degrees above the normal for the week, according to Glisan’s ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court Sept. 9 • Ramon Alberto Santos De La Cruz made an initial appearance on a criminal mischief-third degree charge. The preliminary hearing is set at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 18. Bond is set at $2,000 cash or surety. • Filandi Badjanam Abaou made an initial appearance on a driving while revoked charge, a driving while barred charge and an operation without interlock device charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is set at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28. Bond is set at $2,000 cash or surety. • Kisha Christine ...
As part of the Keep Iowa Growing tour, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig stopped briefly and stumped at the Tom Mead farm northwest of Marshalltown on Wednesday. Mead said his farm hosted Naig during Rep. Ashley Hinson’s (R-Iowa) stop last month. A member of Naig’s staff called ...
A coalition of Iowa organizations launched a campaign Wednesday opposing the Nov. 3 ballot issue that will ask Iowa voters whether to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of lawmakers to raise state personal and corporate income taxes. Fair Taxes for Iowa’s ...
Little food pantries in Marshall County have seen an increase in the amount of fresh produce, adding to the bounty donated by Master Gardeners. Marshall County Extension Program Coordinator Chelsea Llewellyn told the Marshall County Food Access Committee during a Tuesday meeting that the Master Gardeners are operating 11 garden sites throughout the county. “It’s been ebbing and flowing in the last couple years due to all of the school construction and relocating,” she said. “We’re currently down a couple [sites, Miller Middle School and East Marshall Middle School in Gilman] ...
