GILMAN — A petition is circulating seeking the placement of an East Marshall Community School District $13.5 million general obligation bond on the Nov. 5 ballot. The bond referendum would provide funds for facility improvements the school board believes will position East Marshall for ...
Something new is coming to Marshalltown. Rick Glenn, the 2014 UFC World Series of Fighting featherweight champion and a Marshalltown native, is opening Zura Jiu Jitsu at 104 E. Linn St. The business will fulfill a long-held dream of bringing the sport to his hometown. “I always had the ...
Marshalltown man Jim Shaw has been attending city council meetings for more than a year now to share stories of dog attacks both here and elsewhere and call for a citywide ban on the pitbull breed. Shaw again stepped forward to the speaking podium during the public comment period on Monday ...
The annual Bee Ridiculous Day celebrates downtown Marshalltown with events that will span Third Avenue to Second Street along Main Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Sponsored by the Marshalltown Central Business District, Bee Ridiculous Day returns for the fourth year in a ...
The Marshalltown city council spent about 10 minutes discussing a liquor license renewal for an establishment located just down the road from city hall during Monday night’s meeting after it was pulled from the consent agenda for further consideration. The renewal for The Depot, a liquor ...
When he was 10 years old, a young Scott Reister had a crazy idea: what if the decisive play in a baseball game determined the fate of the planet? What if striking out or dropping a pivotal fly ball in the bottom of the ninth meant that evil would triumph and the world would be blown to ...