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Todays News

School board, interrupted by tornado warning, approves Miller items

The town tornado siren interrupted the Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education meeting Monday evening. As Marshalltown High School Principal Justin Bolliver sought approval of the 2026 graduate list, cell phone weather alerts began ringing in the meeting room. Some attendees ...

Rural road names pt. 6: From Judge Smith to Vance

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles reporting on Marshall County residents of the mid to late 1800s whose names are posted on rural avenue road signs. Last names — and names of former towns and villages — were mandated by the E-911 county system. They were approved ...

Graduates of area districts celebrated during commencements

Sunday was an important afternoon for the graduating classes of several local high schools including BCLUW, GMG, Meskwaki and West Marshall as seniors officially received their diplomas and took the next step toward adulthood during their respective commencement ceremonies.

EMT sues UnityPoint, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation

An EMT who worked for UnityPoint Health is suing the company, alleging she was the victim of workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault. Kayla Whitten is suing Iowa Health System’s UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Hospital and EMS supervisor Nick Heintz in U.S. District Court for the ...

MHS seniors announce next steps during ‘Decision Day’

On Decision Day, which was held Monday, Marshalltown High School seniors came together to share their post-graduation plans. Along with sharing their plans, they shared words of wisdom with the incoming freshmen, enjoyed dirty sodas from Inclusion Fusion and cookies, and picked up some college ...