MELBOURNE — In an effort to leave a better community for their children, a trio of Melbourne mothers — Jessica Horn, Kelsey Bracy and Beth Opperman — are leading efforts to install new equipment at two separate playgrounds in the Meier Memorial Park/Little League fields area. The first ...
DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has presented the prestigious National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award to Iowa State Representative Dean Fisher for his work on Iowa’s Safe at Home program and to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the program’s ...
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we stop in ...
Iowa lawmakers hit the goal end date for the 2026 legislative session Tuesday, but there are still several issues legislators must finish — or hope to tackle — before they can head home, including action on the state budget and property taxes. Tuesday was the 100th day of session. ...
As plans continue to take shape for the upcoming “All Wheels Welcome” RAGBRAI overnight stop in Marshalltown on Wednesday, July 22, the leaders of the RAGBRAI Marshalltown executive committee hosted a pair of meetings — one for businesses and nonprofits and another for the general public ...
The Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education approved the 2026-27 certified budget at the regular Monday meeting, including the proposed property tax rate of $17.96 per $1,000 of property valuation. Executive Director of Finance & Operations Randy Denham told the board ...