At the Aug. 10, Tama County Supervisors meeting, citizen Bob Vokoun stood before the board and presented a petition to put the possibility of going back to three supervisors on the November ballot just two years after the board expanded to five members divided by districts as the result of a ...
GILMAN — The start of the 2026-2027 school year marks a major moment in the history of the East Marshall district as it has officially transitioned from three to two buildings, with grades K-6 now attending the elementary school in Laurel, grades 7-12 at the high school in Le Grand, and ...
After Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) Chief Chris Jones honored Officer Adan Ortiz Diaz for five years of service and Officer David Powell — who, along with Jones, is the last current MPD officer to have started working for the department in the 20th century — for an impressive 30 ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – The first day of the 2026-27 school year for GMG Elementary was Monday and included the annual flag raising ceremony provided by the Gladbrook American Legion & Auxiliary. Principal Stacie Busch welcomed everyone and introduced Unit Americanism Chr. Lisa Reinhard who ...
After a series of planning sessions and public engagement events dating back to last summer, the Marshalltown city council finally adopted the 20-year comprehensive plan at the tail end of Monday night’s meeting, which ran over 3 ½ hours, but it only passed on a narrow 4-3 vote due ...
An analysis of renewable energy siting bills across the U.S. during 2026 legislative sessions found the majority of introduced bills were aimed at restricting renewable energy infrastructure, though most of the enacted bills were permissive to the industry. Researchers who worked on the ...
