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Todays News

Old hospital owner without representation, not allowed to provide defense

The trial between the City of Marshalltown and the owner of the old downtown hospital was one-sided on Tuesday. Scott Covalt, the head of CD Marshalltown and the property owner, appeared in the non-jury trial without representation. He was informed by Judge Christopher Polking that since ...

Former Tama County jailer charged with sexual abuse

TOLEDO — A now former Tama County jailer has been arrested and charged with two counts of second degree sexual abuse, both Class B felonies, over events that allegedly occurred in 2023. On Monday, the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested 21-year-old Clayton Killian, who was ...

139-year history of IVH presented to full house Monday

Hundreds of thousands of words have been spoken of and written about Marshalltown’s iconic Iowa Veterans Home (IVH). It is fitting. Not long after it opened in 1887, IVH quickly became synonymous with Marshalltown, a community known for its distinctive courthouse, the Evangelical Deaconess ...

Marshalltown Family Aquatic Center opens for season

On Monday afternoon, people were lined up outside of the Marshalltown Family Aquatic Center, waiting for the doors to open and get admittance to the public pool. Brooke Vaughn, the concessions and admission manager, said between 200 to 300 people had showed up, dove into the cool waters or ...

Council awards HMA street rehabilitation contract to Manatt’s

The Marshalltown city council received welcome news during a brief meeting on Monday night as the low bid for the 2026 Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) street repair project came in $650,000 below the original engineer’s estimate, and it received swift approval. The low bid of $1,766,983.90 from ...