At the last regular meeting on Monday, June 22, the Marshalltown city council voted to “press pause” on approving chain link fencing around the currently closed Center Street Viaduct to replace the deteriorating railings so that more options could be considered. On Wednesday, however, the ...
The Marshall County Board of Supervisors got in and out in less than 15 minutes on Wednesday morning after approving a brief slate of agenda items including the extension of law enforcement contracts with 11 incorporated communities and a disaster declaration in response to the windstorms of ...
TRAER – Although local pastor Jim Coppoc’s main calling will always be ministry, those who know him know he is also obsessed with creative writing in any form – plays, poems, sermons, op-eds and even the occasional song. Over the past few years, Coppoc has written a number of new songs, ...
A Marshalltown teen will enter into a plea agreement on three felony counts on Monday at the Marshall County Courthouse. Jace Antonio Vargas, 19, has agreed to plead guilty to two Class C felonies — second-degree robbery and first-degree theft — and one Class D felony, carrying a weapon ...
Two federal judges in Iowa have sharply criticized government officials for repeatedly violating the law in immigration cases, with one Iowa ICE enforcement officer held in contempt for “astonishing conduct” and willfully violating a court order. The two cases, each handled by a different ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — Since January, the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) has sponsored a series of events around the state dubbed the “Scenic Byways Road Trip” aimed at highlighting Iowa’s unique history and people. After rescheduling the last stop more than once, the tour ...