CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Marshalltown Evening Lions Club recently connected with the Marshalltown Fire Department to announce that the Marshalltown Fire Department was named as the primary recipient of this fall’s 2024 fundraising proceeds. Chief Cross and his fire fighters/rescue crew were ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Optimist Club of Marshalltown welcomed guest speaker Rachel Inks at a recent lunch meeting at Mama DiGrado’s. Inks is the English Language Learner and Migrant Coordinator for the Marshalltown Community School District. She is the manager of the MCSD Welcome Center at ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Optimist Club of Marshalltown met on Oct. 17 for its weekly lunch gathering at Mama DiGrado’s, with Greg DeSaulniers presiding. President DeSaulniers opened the meeting with an invocation leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Ken Walton presented the Community Calendar. Jim ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Matins Kiwanis club met at 6:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army on Thursday, which the club brags bypasses the morning rush hour. Opening ceremonies were followed by the imposing of fines and happy dollars on the membership, followed by various reports. The most involved one ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Marshall County Retired School Personnel Association hears about the MLK Civil Rights Bus Tour that was presented by Kathy Baker, Sandy Bennett, Barb Green and George Johnson who had attended the tour in 2023 to Memphis, Montgomery and Birmingham. They visited various civil ...

The October 2024 General Membership meeting of the VFW Auxiliary Post 839 was held at the Post Home on Oct. 15. President Theresa Shepherd called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m., followed by the Opening Ceremonies according to the Ritual. There were 12 members in attendance and two guests. ...