The fever was fierce. Fast and furious it spread like a gasoline fire across the US from the west coast to the east coast in late 1896, and then back again in 1897. It soon went global. No mask could contain it, there was no vaccine to control it. It attacked mostly men, single or married, ...
Des Moines-based Architect Cory Sharp of FEH Design appeared before the Marshalltown city council on Monday night to return to the topic of city hall space utilization and the fate of the old city hall building at 24 N. Center St., which is over a century old, connected to the former library ...
There aren’t many groups or clubs in Marshalltown that have met for more than 150 years — especially ones that could be classified as intergenerational, with members ranging from teens to their 90s. The Marshalltown Community Band performs public concerts May through July (and some ...
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series about former villages of the 1850s to 1920s. Part one was printed in the June 19 and 20, 2026 “Preserving the Past,” as part of that Times-Republican (T-R) edition. It reported on the defunct villages Biven’s Grove through Liberty. ...
Three days after the Marshalltown city council voted 5-2 to move forward with a four-month moratorium on data center construction and referred the matter to the Planning & Zoning Commission for further review and recommendations, the latter body met at city hall Thursday night to take the ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court July 17 • Carlos Castruita Valdez failed to make an appearance on a driving under suspension charge and a speeding charge and the court found him guilty on both charges. The fine on the driving under suspension is $250 with a $37.50 surcharge and $60 in court costs for a total of $347.50. The fine on the speeding charge is $30 with a $4.50 surcharge and $55 in court costs for a total of $89.50. • Vanessa Perez made an initial appearance on a driving under suspension charge. A pre-trial conference is set for 9:30 a.m. on July 29 in Magistrate ...
