We received basic skills test results for our son this week. He just completed the third grade at Hoglan Elementary. We are very proud of our son and how well he did. He is achieving at a very high level. We know this does not happen accidentally. Our children are blessed to attend school in a ...

For approximately 22 years, I have lived and/or worked in Marshalltown, the last 6+ years at Sears Hometown at 507 Iowa Ave. W. Sears Hometown, fka and a division of Sears, was a privately owned franchise with a local owner but on Thursday, July 14th it closed for good after 28 years serving ...

Monday morning, July 25, shortly before 7 a.m., my wife and I were walking eastbound on West Main Street near the entrance to the Apple Berry Farm on our way to the bike path. We were walking facing traffic in the designated bike/pedestrian lane to see oncoming traffic. As a black SUV ...

Over the last three weeks, I’ve reached out five times to UnityPoint regarding the Care Givers statue at the hospital. The decision was made not to move the memorial bricks with the statue. They have responded several times but have not answered any of my questions. Why was this decision ...

Record heat waves in America and Europe endanger millions, as wildfires rage, in a brutal manifestation of man-induced global warming. Each of us can reduce our personal contribution by cutting back on consumption of animal foods, which account for a whopping portion of “greenhouse ...

We agree with Harvey Varnum and Dick Naughton — we should honor the legacy of the Fisher family as we rename the Fisher Community Center and the Martha Ellen Tye Theater. There are so many ways this family helped put Marshalltown on the map. The spectacular Impressionist art collection is ...