Believing the Iowa Attorney General should not file lawsuits for the purposes of political grandstanding, but instead protect Iowans, Democrat Nate Willems threw his hat in the ring for the seat. “It’s the biggest law firm in the state of Iowa, and it’s the only one which is supposed to ...
In 1996, Tony Singh began rewilding a plot of land in LeClaire, hoping to restore its oak savanna, native prairie, woodlands and wetlands. Less than five years later, he noticed the leaves on his oak trees were in tatters. “When the leaf is coming out, if it is natural, it’s a beautiful ...
Depending on a person’s outlook, Marshall County was either lucky or unlucky when the Wednesday morning storm rolled through. Marshall County Emergency Management Director Kim Elder said the storm damaged a narrow swath. “This was a small storm, at least from what I have seen, and was ...
A former Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) high school secretary who also previously served as the head girls soccer coach has reached a plea deal after being charged with sexual exploitation and lascivious conduct with a minor last year. Stacy Ann Galema, now 36, has agreed to ...
An ongoing dispute that came into the public eye through a Facebook post from the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Marshalltown last week took up the vast majority of Wednesday morning’s Marshall County Board of Supervisors meeting as Marshall County Attorney Jordan Gaffney and ARL Executive ...
An Indiana man who traveled to Marshalltown on a work trip has been arrested on charges that he stalked a female victim over a monthlong period even after she repeatedly rejected his advances. A warrant for the arrest of Scott Beckmann, 28, of Auburn, Ind., was June 10 on the single stalking ...