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Marshall County Courthouse Court Aug. 17 • Juliet Arabella Fernandez made an initial appearance on a theft-second degree charge, a forgery charge, an identity theft more than $1,500 charge, a fraudulent practice-second degree charge and a tampering with records charge. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 27. • Devon Dewaine Lentz made an initial appearance on two counts of a possession of contraband in a correctional facility charge, a possession of methamphetamine-frist offense charge and a possession of marijuana-first offense charge. The public ...

Traer water tower undergoes Redhawk refresh

TRAER – Just in time for high school football season, Traer’s water tower will soon sport a fresh Redhawk-themed paint scheme as part of a restoration project. “Work on the Traer water town has started,” Traer Municipal Utilities (TMU) General Manager Eric McEwen told the newspaper ...

Jury finds Dewey Perdue not guilty of all charges

The weeklong attempted murder trial of Dewey Perdue ended on Friday, Aug. 14 with the 12-person jury finding him not guilty on all counts. Perdue, 70, of Marshalltown, was arrested in Bondurant in Sept. 23, 2025 after being considered at-large and wanted in connection to the Sept. 20, 2025 shooting of two people – Jose Arrendondo and Juan Lopez. He was charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of willful injury causing serious injury and one count of willful injury causing bodily injury. Attorney Jessica Donels, one member of Perdue’s defense team along with Carly ...

Smoking for Recovery returns for second annual event Saturday

The first iteration of Smoking for Recovery last August was such a smashing success that the group behind it, God’s Way Ministry, is making it even bigger and better in year two. Beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 8 p.m., it will include a meat smoking contest, inflatables, baptisms, ...

Annual Draws For Paws bar crawl fundraiser set for Aug. 29

The Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown’s Draws for Paws fundraiser returns for the sixth year Saturday, Aug. 29 from noon to 6 p.m. August 17 is the deadline to register to guarantee a t-shirt to wear during the crawl. The following businesses will be stops on the crawl: El ...