A new face will soon be seen in the office of the Marshalltown Area United Way. The board of directors approved hiring Debbie Collins as the new executive director, taking the place of Kendra Sorensen. The announcement of Collins’ hiring was made Monday after a six to seven week-long ...
Amber Cannon is a local writer inspired by the natural world. She has just released her third — and largest — volume of poetry entitled “Prairie Grass Remedies.” A total of 70 poems fill its pages while her husband, Troy Cannon, provided the artwork. “(There are) 23 hand-drawn ...
Dirty sodas are all the rage these days as the cream and syrup “spiked” drinks have become popular at restaurants, cafes, and, locally, even at the new downtown bookstore. Marshalltown High School (MHS) Special Education teacher Mady Sodders is now bringing the refreshing flavors to staff ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court March 30 • Samuel Castro Ramirez made an initial appearance on a operating a non-registered vehicle charge. A pre-trial conference is set for 9:30 a.m. on April 22 in Magistrate Court. • Michelle Dawn Jefferson made an initial appearance on a driving ...
NEW YORK — Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World According to Garp,” has died. She was 79. Hurt died Saturday in New Jersey after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s ...
Karla Newton has worked in a hospital setting and spent years as a nurse at the Polk County Jail, but after noticing shortcomings in the care her own father received during his final days, she discovered a passion for hospice. Almost two decades after she first started at Iowa River Hospice ...