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Shoppers flock to grand opening of Marshalltown TJ Maxx Sunday morning

A large crowd of around 100 excited shoppers eagerly waited outside of the brand new TJ Maxx store at the Shops at Marshalltown on Sunday — so many that the doors actually opened before the scheduled 8 a.m. timeframe on an overcast, rainy morning. After a brief ribbon cutting and ...

IVH event marks 25 years since Sept. 11 attacks

“Iowa Forgets Not the Defenders of the Union” was the founding creed of the Iowa Veterans Home of Marshalltown in 1887. On Friday, IVH staff endeavored to remind attendees and residents to “Never Forget” the devastating terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 during a program held Friday ...

Annual Harvest Market draws thousands to 13th Street District Friday night

T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY Marshalltown’s 13th Street District was the place to be on Friday night as the annual Harvest Market event drew thousands of people to hear live music from headliner Not Quite Brothers in West End Park. Along with the main concert, vendors and food trucks ...

Most charges against McMullen dropped after further law enforcement investigation

Almost all of the charges against one of the two Marshalltown men arrested on Sept. 6 in connection with a possible drive-by shooting on North 14th Avenue have been dropped, according to court records. While 20-year-old Tyree Letrell Rudolph still faces a total of nine criminal charges — eight of them felonies — along with interference with official acts, Marshall County Attorney Jordan Gaffney filed a motion to drop all but one charge against 20-year-old Jeremiah McMullen on Thursday. McMullen, who has a previous felony conviction, is still charged with possession of a firearm by ...

USDA seeking information from farmers about fertilizer ‘cartel’ practices

OGDEN — U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden was in Iowa Friday, asking farmers from across the country to share their experiences dealing with consolidation and pricing issues in the fertilizer industry. Vaden, who previously served as a judge on the U.S. Court of ...