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Todays News

Meskwaki Natural Resources hosts Earth Day Open House Wednesday

TAMA — In honor of Earth Day, the Meskwaki Natural Resources (MNR) department welcomed the public to an open house at the “South Farm” property located just southwest of Tama and offered UTV guided tours to observe the buffalo herd — now approximately 85 strong — for tribal members ...

Women’s sober living house, Reborn Recovery, coming soon to Marshalltown

A nonprofit facility intended to help women achieve sober living is scheduled to open in Marshalltown at the end of May or beginning of June. Reborn Recovery, located on South Fifth Street, will be dedicated to helping up to six women at a time reach and maintain sobriety. The idea is the ...

Supervisors OK 2026-2027 budget with 10 cent levy rate reduction

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors moved through a large amount of agenda items in a relatively short amount of time during Wednesday morning’s regular meeting, including crossing off perhaps their most daunting annual task: finalizing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which ...

Suspects wanted in connection with old hospital incident arrested

The two suspects wanted for being inside of the former downtown UnityPoint Hospital without authorization have been taken into custody after warrants were issued for their arrests last week. According to court records, 33-year-old Manuel Patlan Corona of Marshalltown was arrested on Tuesday ...

Trio of Melbourne moms lead fundraising efforts for playground improvements

MELBOURNE — In an effort to leave a better community for their children, a trio of Melbourne mothers — Jessica Horn, Kelsey Bracy and Beth Opperman — are leading efforts to install new equipment at two separate playgrounds in the Meier Memorial Park/Little League fields area. The first ...

Pate awards NASS Medallion Award to Rep. Dean Fisher

DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has presented the prestigious National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award to Iowa State Representative Dean Fisher for his work on Iowa’s Safe at Home program and to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the program’s ...