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Todays News

Grand opening of Apgar Family Water Plaza celebrated Saturday morning

A long-awaited dream was officially realized and celebrated on a balmy Saturday morning as the Apgar Family Water Plaza — located next to Mega-10 Park just off of South 6th Street — opened to the public following a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting. Arts + Culture Alliance ...

Water Plaza temporarily closed for maintenance work after minor vandalism

Just two days after a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting for the brand new Apgar Family Water Plaza near Mega-10 Park in Marshalltown, the Parks and Recreation Department announced in a social media post that the feature is temporarily closed due to vandalism and the need for maintenance ...

‘If You Shuck It, They Will Come’

GLADBROOK – Gladbrook is set to host the community’s much-anticipated 104th annual Corn Carnival town festival beginning on Thursday, June 11, and lasting through Sunday morning. The newspaper recently connected with the Corn Carnival Committee via email by way of member Megan Gienger ...

Scenes from the Albion Rail-Trail Festival

Albion kicked off Marshall County’s summer fiesta season with its annual Rail-Trail Festival Friday and Saturday. The “Red, White and You,” themed event drew hundreds over the weekend. Features were a cookout, live music, volleyball and a large parade. Parade participants and onlookers ...

Hello, Five Below

The first brand new store at Shops at Marshalltown had a grand opening on Friday. That morning, roughly 130 people waited outside for the doors of Five Below, a national discount store, to open. Glen Kitto, the director of construction for Reserve Development, the owner of Shops at ...