STATE CENTER — For nearly 70 years, the celebration of roses and community spirit has been a tradition in State Center. The 68th annual Rose Festival returns Thursday, with a lineup that includes food, vendors, music, kids’ activities, local history, and more. Thursday, June ...
The “Backroads Tour” – a cross-country endeavor promoting rural development and “America250” – made a stop Saturday afternoon in Marshalltown at La Carreta Mexican Grill. Matt Hildreth, the executive director of Rural Organizing, was joined by friend and musician Joe ...
STATE CENTER - Marshall County podcast fans have a local channel to add to their list. Dave Grey, 68, of State Center has been producing a podcast, which he calls The Marshall County Hangmen but can be found on the Dave Grey channel on YouTube, dedicated to Iowa songwriters. He is looking to ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court June 12 • Darnell Philip Johnson made an initial appearance on a pre-trial release violation charge. Pre-trial release is revoked. Bond is set at $5,000 cash in defendant’s name only. • Juliet Virginia Pereda made an initial appearance on a ...
One piece of advice Garry Brandenberg gave me before retiring from his column was, “Don’t make it political.” I replied, “Everything is political nowadays.” I do not know why it needs to be, but we have interjected politics into every part of our daily lives, from the font we use to ...
LAUREL — The annual Laurel Midsummer Carnival is fast approaching, and funds raised from this year’s event will benefit a most worthy cause — assisting the family of Stetson Aman, a local five-year-old who is battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as Burkitt’s Lymphoma. ...