Dia de los Ninos celebrated at Midnight Garden
T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY Hundreds came out to Midnight Garden in Marshalltown Sunday to celebrate Dia de los Ninos (Day of the Children) with a wide variety of free activities.
MHS Prom 2026: Night in Olympus
PHOTOS BY ABBY KOCH/MARSHALLTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Marshalltown High School students and their dates showed off their style during the annual promenade at the Roundhouse on Saturday evening. The 2026 prom theme was “Night in Olympus: An Evening of Myth and Majesty.”
Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents’ dinner; Trump unharmed
WASHINGTON — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night, charging toward the ballroom in a chaotic encounter with Secret Service agents as guests dived under tables at ...
Clutier honored with Lance J. Horbach Award for ‘innovative thinking’
TOLEDO — The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its 2026 grant awards celebration at the Wieting Theatre on Monday, April 13, announcing the distribution of $193,436.99 to 26 projects undertaken by organizations serving Tama County. As part of the celebration, the City of Clutier ...
MPACT expands its work throughout Marshall County with addition of third advocate
At the tail end of Wednesday morning’s meeting, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an addendum to its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Marshalltown Police and Community Team, better known by its acronym MPACT, and heard an update from Sheriff Joel ...
Parks & Rec to debut Family Prom event on May 1
Prom isn’t just for students anymore. Marshalltown Parks & Recreation is soon to debut its first ever May Day Memories Family Prom, aimed at being inclusive for youth, parents and extended family. It will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 1 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The idea was born out of combining aspects of Parks & Rec’s daddy/daughter and mother/son dances. “Attendance has been great for the daddy/daughter dance, and maybe not so much for the mother/son. I was approached about the idea of combining and having a family night,” said Recreation Supervisor Jennifer ...