An Iowa program that deploys conservation practices across an area, rather than one at a time, served as a model for a cover crop adoption program launched by American Farmland Trust. The conservation agriculture group released a guide to help producers follow the “batch and grow” cover ...
DES MOINES – A little more than a month after earning the crown at the Tama County Fair, Belle Werner of Toledo has added another — this time representing the entire state of Iowa. Werner was crowned the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen last Saturday evening, Aug. 15, on the Anne and Bill ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court Aug. 20 • William Dale Speas made an initial appearance on a possession of a controlled substance-third or subsequent offense charge, a driving while barred charge and a driving under suspension charge. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 28. Bond is set at $7,000 cash only. A substance abuse evaluation is ordered with the results submitted to the court. Aug. 19 • Charleen Nicole Breckenridge made an initial appearance on two counts of a failure to appear for a pre-trial conference before a jury trial charge. The pre-trial ...
The first Rally Around Downtown was held in the Downtown Event Plaza on Thursday night. Close to 100 residents gathered on the Marshall County Courthouse lawn to show their support of the community, the Marshalltown Community School District and watch hard-working students show their skills ...
ANKENY – Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand spoke with farmers and former Iowa governor and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Wednesday about his plans to support Iowa’s rural and agricultural economies. Vilsack said he was “excited” by Sand’s ...
CONRAD — Beaman-Conrad-Liscomb-Union-Whitten (BCLUW) students and staff are returning to classes for the 2026-2027 school year on Monday, and they will almost certainly notice some major changes: an approximately $8 million renovation project to transition the district from three to two ...
