On April 5, 1968 — the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. — Rex Kozak was a third grade student at Riceville Elementary School in far northern Iowa when he learned a firsthand lesson about discrimination from his teacher, Jane Elliott, ...
DES MOINES — On Tuesday morning, State Auditor Rob Sand issued a report on his office’s special investigation into the Tama County Human Resources Department — specifically, transactions processed by former HR Director and Insurance Administrator Tamara “Tammy” Wise — and identified ...
The day after Valentine’s Day will bring the debut of a new event in Marshalltown, and the return of a hometown boy. Steve Sprague and his wife Paula are the owners of P.S. Cards and Collectibles Events and will host the Valentine Edition Cards and Collectible Show at Midnight Ballroom on ...
A ribbon cutting for the new antique/thrift store Grandma’s Attic, located at 205 S. 3rd Ave. in Marshalltown, was held on Friday morning.
Members of the Marshall County Democratic and Republican parties gathered separately on Monday night for their midterm caucuses to select delegates for upcoming county and state conventions and make pitches for their candidates in the upcoming 2026 election. At Marshalltown Community ...
The time of the year to talk about certified school budgets has come. During the regular Monday meeting of the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) Board of Education, Executive Director of Finance and Operations Randy Denham laid out the timeline of the certified budget process. He ...