E-cigarettes, also called vapes, are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth. One in four high schoolers vape, and one in 10 middle schoolers vape, according to Your Life Iowa. Heart of Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters, based in Marshalltown, is working to reduce those numbers. “We ...
Marshall County Courthouse Court July 2 • Jeremy Lee Thompson made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Mark Olberding is appointed as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the Administrative Law Judge. Thompson is being held without bond. • Michael Jay Ingerson made an initial appearance on a driving under suspension charge and a failure to use child restraint device charge. A pre-trial conference is set for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 26 in Magistrate Court. • Thomas Stephen Aves made an initial appearance on an increasing loading capacity ...
Hundreds of thousands of words have been spoken of and written about Marshalltown’s iconic Iowa Veterans Home (IVH). It is fitting. Not long after it opened in 1887, IVH quickly became an integral part of Marshalltown, a community known for its distinctive courthouse, the Evangelical ...
A plea agreement has been reached in a Marshalltown grooming case. Brock Casady, 40, was arrested and charged with third-degree sexual abuse of a minor on Nov. 10, 2025. According to the Marshalltown Police Department arrest report, the minor victim reported that she was sexually abused by Casady the previous night. The victim’s mother confronted Casady, who left the residence afterward. A Flock camera showed his vehicle leaving Marshalltown before his arrest. Casady pleaded not guilty to third-degree sexual abuse, and his original jury trial was scheduled for Jan. 27. The trial ...
GILMAN — As the United States of America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence this Fourth of July weekend, organizers in Gilman are gearing up for another milestone occasion: the southeastern Marshall County community’s 150th birthday, which will be commemorated during a ...
HAVERHILL — Residents in the small town of Haverhill – pop. 163 – witness its population increase mightily but albeit temporarily from Memorial Day through Labor Day each year. That is when the late Matthew Edel’s blacksmith shop is open to the public ...
