Marshalltown fighter Cyrus “The Babyface” Mathes claimed victory over opponent Anthony Acosta during the Iowa Fight Series II on Saturday. Held at the Impala Ballroom on West Lincoln Way, the event featured 15 fights — 11 amateur and four professional. Promoter Shaun White said one ...
STATE CENTER — The State Center Lions Club in conjunction with the State Center Development Association is offering a program to get more trees planted in the town of State Center. Each resident is allowed to purchase one tree per household for $20. These trees average $280 ...
A blaze that started after a train engine began throwing sparks and lit the railroad right-of-way on fire between Marshalltown and State Center required a response from several area departments on Sunday afternoon just before 4 p.m. State Center Fire Chief Brad Pfantz told the T-R there were ...
April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and agencies in Marshalltown are trying to raise that awareness — not just during these 30 days, but throughout the year. The crime is occurring in Marshalltown and Marshall County, and people should know about it. Thus far in April, the ...
Fish, primarily walleye and northern pike, are subject to a lot of attention at this time of year. From late March, ice out times, and into early April, adult fish are feeling the urge to spawn. Reproduction is one of their life goals. So fisheries biologists have to work long hours to gill ...
Sandy (Roy) Messer of Marshalltown was surprised to find out she had stage four cancer in her kidney two years ago. She started treatments in Ames, which, initially at least, seemed to be working, but last fall, things took a turn for the worse as the disease spread to other areas of her body. ...