The first phase of the “Cleaniac Clean-Up” in Ward One on the north end of Marshalltown kicked off on Saturday morning. As temperatures rose to some of the warmest of the season thus far throughout the day, Ward One Councilman Mike Ladehoff and an estimated 100 volunteers grabbed a ...
Public safety dispatcher, entrepreneur and now author — is there anything Rhonda Braudis can’t do? The Marshall County 911 Communications Center director and co-owner of Oliver Beene Designs recently released her first book titled “Credit Revival,” and it is available inside Oliver ...
GARWIN — The GMG Community School District’s financial health has reached a critical juncture requiring a series of sustained, smart budget decisions over the next five years to keep its solvency ratio in the black. Such was the assessment of district consultant and now former GMG interim ...
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 ...