I am writing this letter in support of Nan Benson for Marshall County Auditor/Recorder. Nan is a Marshall County native, born and raised, with a deep understanding of Iowa election laws and procedures. She has shown honesty, integrity and trustworthiness in everything she has done as an ...

If you want to live in a state with the acrid stench of manure from brutal animal confinement factories wafting across fields into your homes and your children’s lungs, then come to Iowa. If you want to fish in polluted waterways and encourage your children and dog to swim there, too, come to ...

Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 3 • Adelfio Fredrick Lamonto made an initial appearance on three counts of a probation violation charge. Marshon Dubbert is appointed as counsel. The probation revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Lamonto is being ...

Watching Trump spew his racist vomit about Haitian immigrants during the presidential debate and then listening to him compare the black candidate for North Carolina governor as King on steroids to me is the last straw, a dagger into the heart of common decency. Americans need to understand the ...

Last week there was a front page article in the TR entitled “Meet the grand marshall” referring to the Oktemberfest parade that occurred this past weekend in our town. My question is: why was this “creative weirdo,” as he described himself in the article, chosen as the grand marshall of ...

Recently, the Iowa Legislature passed sweeping property tax reform. This was a change for all local government bodies in their budgeting process. Per Iowa Code 331.510, the auditor is responsible for the annual valuation report due to both the Department of Management and the governing body of ...