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Board approves tax rate increase, awards additional Miller contracts

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 $100,000 of property valuation. Executive Director of Finance & Operations Randy Denham told the board ...

Former MHS teacher gets suspended sentence for embezzling from union

A former Marshalltown High School (MHS) business teacher who stole over $43,000 from the Marshalltown Education Association (MEA) while serving as the organization’s treasurer received a suspended 10-year prison sentence, probation and a fine during a hearing held at the Marshall County ...

State Center PD shares more details on incident involving juvenile driver

STATE CENTER — After initially sharing a brief summary of the incident and photos on Sunday, the State Center Police Department has issued a more detailed press release and a dashcam video of the events that transpired Saturday night and ultimately resulted in an impaired juvenile driver ...

Only wood-fired kiln in area draws potters from as far as 200 miles

The only wood-fired kiln in the area was constructed and fired up on Saturday at the residence of Jon Muller. “I got excited about these about three years ago,” he said. “Last summer, the Arts + Culture Alliance [ACA] helped me with funding to go to a workshop at the Adamah Art ...

Peoples Savings Bank donates $25K toward G-R playground fundraiser

REINBECK — Climbing closer now. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck PTO made a big leap recently as part of its efforts to raise more than $265,000 for a new playground at the elementary school here following an unexpected $25,000 donation in late March from Peoples Savings Bank (PSB). “The ...