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Public commenters urge supervisors to enact data center moratorium

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors breezed through a light regular agenda in around 20 minutes on Wednesday morning, but it was an item that wasn’t on the agenda — and seems to have become a ubiquitous flashpoint for debate around the country at the moment — that dominated the public comment period before adjournment. Just over a day after the Marshalltown city council engaged in another lengthy discussion on a proposed four-month data center moratorium to allow the Planning and Zoning Commission time to recommend rules and regulations, some of the same individuals who ...

Mediacom, T-Mobile customers experience extended outage Tuesday

Customers of both Mediacom and T-Mobile experienced an extended outage throughout the day on Tuesday before most service was restored by the evening hours. “Earlier today, some T-Mobile customers in parts of central Iowa experienced service disruptions due to a third-party transport issue caused by a fiber cut. Our engineers worked to restore service as quickly as possible, and service has been restored for the vast majority of affected customers while repair work continues,” a T-Mobile spokesperson said in an email to the T-R.” We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate ...

DAILY RECORD

Marshall County Courthouse Court July 29 • Isaac Lopez-Facio made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Jennifer Weaver is acting as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the Administrative Law Judge. Lopez-Facio was also seen on an escape from custody charge. Mark Olberding is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 10. Lopez-Facio is being held on both charges without bond. • David Edward Bolin made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Arach Wilson is acting as counsel. The parole ...