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Fletcher House opens at 202 E. Church St.

Todays News

It may be Marshalltown’s newest downtown bar, but the Fletcher House at 202 E. Church St. is probably already well-known to local residents through its previous use as the home of the Historical Society of Marshall County (HSMC). Building owner Denny Gray, who formerly owned and operated ...

Daily Record, Jan. 28, 2026

Daily Record

Marshall County Courthouse Court Jan. 27 • Kristopher Scott Smith made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Mark Torche is appointed as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the Administrative Law Judge. Smith is being held without bond. • ...

Third arrest made in connection with MHS parking lot shooting

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A Marshalltown teenager is facing four felony charges after being arrested Monday in connection with the December 2025 Marshalltown High School parking lot shooting. Angel Dominic Vasquez, 18, was arrested by Marshalltown Police Department and charged with two class B felonies — attempted ...

Sanchez Vasquez requests new election misconduct trial

Todays News

The saga of Jorge Oscar Sanchez Vasquez’s voting trial continues, even though he was found guilty and was scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday. On Dec. 2, 2025, he was found guilty of first-degree election misconduct, a class D felony, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in ...

Tyler Beare takes the crown at Miller Middle School spelling bee

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Nineteen students entered the Miller Middle School spelling bee finals held at the Black Box Theater inside the B.A. Niblock Orpheum Welcome Center on Tuesday afternoon, but only one — eighth grader Tyler Beare — emerged victorious. The words read by moderator Lucas Johnson got ...

Gilman native releases new book ‘The Sunflower Experience’

Todays News

BELLE PLAINE — Rhonda Virkus Mumby grew up in Marshall County. Her dad William was a longtime employee at Emerson-Fisher Controls, while her mother Linda worked at Delong Sportswear in Gilman. Mumby graduated from East Marshall High School, married her husband Wayland, and started a family. ...