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Online petition asks residents to ‘Say no to data centers’

Todays News July 30, 2026

Even though no official plans are known for potential data centers in Marshalltown, discussions about them have dominated meetings during the past month. The subject began in June, when Marshalltown City Council members began talking about placing a moratorium on introducing data centers to the community, and the conversations and number of interested people have grown since. Beyond the flurry of social media data center posts and comments, the online activity now includes a Change.org petition, started by Angie Diaz six days ago. The petition is titled “Say No to Data Centers in ...

Marshall County Supervisors, department heads to draft new wind farm ordinance

Todays News July 30, 2026

Scouting America does not have a monopoly on the motto “be prepared.” Specifically, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors and department heads are working to be prepared. They want to be prepared should a battery-collection, solar, or wind-turbine facility be proposed in the county. ...

Council narrowly approves resolution of support for shelter and affordable housing project

Todays News July 30, 2026

After yet another marathon discussion on the data center issue, the Marshalltown city council moved on to other business Monday night, including one item that hadn’t come up at previous meetings: support for the Central Iowa Shelter and Services (CISS) brain-injury informed shelter and ...

Public commenters urge supervisors to enact data center moratorium

Todays News July 30, 2026

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors breezed through a light regular agenda in around 20 minutes on Wednesday morning, but it was an item that wasn’t on the agenda — and seems to have become a ubiquitous flashpoint for debate around the country at the moment — that dominated the ...

Mediacom, T-Mobile customers experience extended outage Tuesday

Todays News July 30, 2026

Customers of both Mediacom and T-Mobile experienced an extended outage throughout the day on Tuesday before most service was restored by the evening hours. “Earlier today, some T-Mobile customers in parts of central Iowa experienced service disruptions due to a third-party transport issue caused by a fiber cut. Our engineers worked to restore service as quickly as possible, and service has been restored for the vast majority of affected customers while repair work continues,” a T-Mobile spokesperson said in an email to the T-R.” We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate ...

DAILY RECORD

Daily Record July 30, 2026

Marshall County Courthouse Court July 29 • Isaac Lopez-Facio made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Jennifer Weaver is acting as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the Administrative Law Judge. Lopez-Facio was also seen on an escape from custody charge. Mark Olberding is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 10. Lopez-Facio is being held on both charges without bond. • David Edward Bolin made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Arach Wilson is acting as counsel. The parole ...