STATE CENTER — For nearly 70 years, the celebration of roses and community spirit has been a tradition in State Center. The 68th annual Rose Festival returns Thursday, with a lineup that includes food, vendors, music, kids’ activities, local history, and more. Thursday, June ...
STATE CENTER - Marshall County podcast fans have a local channel to add to their list. Dave Grey, 68, of State Center has been producing a podcast, which he calls The Marshall County Hangmen but can be found on the Dave Grey channel on YouTube, dedicated to Iowa songwriters. He is looking to ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court June 12 • Darnell Philip Johnson made an initial appearance on a pre-trial release violation charge. Pre-trial release is revoked. Bond is set at $5,000 cash in defendant’s name only. • Juliet Virginia Pereda made an initial appearance on a violation of probation charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The probation revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Pereda is being held without bond. • Benjamin Orie Wedgwood made an initial appearance on a driving under suspension charge. ...
One piece of advice Garry Brandenberg gave me before retiring from his column was, “Don’t make it political.” I replied, “Everything is political nowadays.” I do not know why it needs to be, but we have interjected politics into every part of our daily lives, from the font we use to ...
The Marshalltown Driver License Service Center at 3700 South Center Street will be closed on Friday, June 26, so staff can prepare for a move to a new location. On Monday, June 29, the Marshalltown Driver License Service Center will open at its new location at 704 May St. “The new ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — On Thursday, a Marshalltown man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison. Juan Eduardo Rivas Martinez, age 25, received the prison term after a January 12, 2026, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute a controlled ...
