The Marshalltown city council gathered for the final time in 2025 on Monday night, swearing in two new councilors, one re-elected incumbent and a new mayor before approving the expansion of the current Flock public safety camera system through the use of Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) dollars. ...

Recent reports of the bird flu, or H5N1, killing migrating geese in southwest Iowa have raised further awareness of the illness. Staff at Riverside Cemetery are monitoring the beloved birds which gather near the pond and explore the fenced-in area. General Manager Kelly Schott said the birds ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Petty Officer 1st Class Cody Finical, a native of Traer, Iowa, serves with Navy Medicine assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Finical graduated from North Tama Community School District in 2013. The skills ...

Eligible Iowa households can receive a monthly allotment to spend on certain food items at the grocery store throughout the summer now that Iowa plans to participate in the federal summer feeding program. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday the decision to participate in the U.S. Department ...

T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY The Le Grand Parks and Recreation Committee hosted a Christmas Extravaganza at the Community Center on North Vine Street Friday evening. The event included a chili supper served by Tyler Sawyer and Judy Cecak, arts and crafts, a chance to visit with Santa, who ...

Lifelong Marshalltown resident and Class of 1998 MHS graduate Rob Beard has been inspiring and uplifting others for decades through his participation in Special Olympics contests, and on Dec. 11, Beard, along with three other athletes and eight volunteers, was inducted into the Special ...