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Daily Record, May 14, 2026

Marshall County Courthouse Court May 13 • Nay Lay made an initial appearance on four counts of a child endangerment charge, a domestic abuse assault-display or use of a weapon-first offense charge and a domestic abuse assault-injury or mental illness-first offense charge. Dusty Clements is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on May 22. Bond is set at $5,000 cash. A no-contact order has been issued for the protected party. • David Lee Butler made an initial appearance on an ongoing criminal conduct charge, two counts of a controlled substance ...

Life of a Union soldier ably portrayed at history event

For more than 90 minutes Tuesday evening at the Marshalltown Library, O.J. Fargo made the life of an Iowa Civil War soldier come alive. Fargo, of Creston, portrayed Thomas Goodfellow of the Iowa 4th Iowa Infantry regiment in his compelling program “After the Battle Mother.” Fargo was ...

GOP Senate hopeful Jim Carlin visits Iowa Veterans Home Tuesday

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Carlin, a trial lawyer, former state senator and Army veteran from Sioux City, made his second Marshalltown campaign stop of the 2026 election cycle on Tuesday afternoon, a visit to the Iowa Veterans Home to meet with the administrative team and tour the ...

MHS students learn the rules of the road with trucking simulator

Marshalltown High School students like junior Luke Stalzer got a taste of life on the road through a trucking simulator set up outside of the Roundhouse on Tuesday afternoon and sponsored by the Iowa Motor Truck Association (IMTA). Stalzer and his friend Gavin Freiberg said they are both ...