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STORY AND VIDEO: ‘Doesn’t it look great?’

After six long years, the Martha-Ellen Tye Playhouse reopened for business and artistic pleasure on Friday night, which also marked the 50th anniversary of the Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation. Tickets for the performance, which were all purchased by the foundation and distributed for free, went ...

Memo detailing Tama County’s contract dispute with Secondary Roads Union released

TOLEDO - A 100-page memo hit last week's Tama County Supervisors meeting like a brick. It is an explanation of the recent problems the board has had with the union representing the county’s secondary roads employees. A tale of two contracts, the county states that only one is official, as the other has changes that were made without the previous board's approval — four changes between the contracts, the majority of which were made in the last few months of the previous board's tenure, and one item the current board won’t budge on. Compiled by Human Resources specialist Paul ...

Creepin’ it real

This year, Marshalltown’s Beggar’s Night fell on Halloween. In 2023, the Marshalltown City Council designated the last Saturday before Halloween as city-wide trick or treating time,from 5 to 7 p.m. The designation makes it easier for children to show off their costumes, get some coveted ...