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Gather ‘round the table

Slightly more than 10 small business owners and Marshalltown city officials met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand on Friday to talk about what was on their minds, and wages and healthcare were big topics. Alfonso Medina, the owner of La Carreta, hosted the small business ...

Des Moines man charged with sexual abuse in Marshall County

A Des Moines man has been charged with felony sexual abuse after allegedly taking a 15-year-old victim to Riverview Park in Marshalltown and performing sex acts in June. Sheba Lema Shenger, 21, was arrested on Thursday, and as of Friday, he was being held in the Marshall County Jail on a ...

Taylor Park open-air picnic shelter takes shape

TRAER – Traer’s Taylor Park will soon be home to a new space to gather. “Our new open-air picnic shelter in Taylor Park is taking shape!” Michelle Podhajsky, a member of the Taylor Park Landscaping & Beautification Committee, told the newspaper in an email on Friday, Oct. 2. “The ...

Rhodes Fall Festival slated for Oct. 15-17

RHODES — It’s beginning to look a lot like autumn, and the annual Rhodes Fall Festival, put on by the Rhodes Engagement Committee, embodies all the favorites: lanterns, carved pumpkins, food and other activities. Thursday, Oct. 15 Day one kicks off with the Lantern Lit Trail at the ...

Man accused of stalking pleads guilty to lesser charge

An Indiana man originally accused of stalking a woman who repeatedly rejected his advances while he was in Marshalltown on a work trip earlier this year has agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charge of third degree harassment, a simple misdemeanor, according to court records. Attorney ...

Summit pushes for utilities commission action on outstanding pipeline dockets

The Iowa Utilities Commission has denied a request from Summit Carbon Solutions, the company seeking to build a carbon sequestration pipeline in Iowa, to consolidate outstanding dockets and schedule a hearing. The IUC issued hearing schedules for two sections of pipeline in the company’s ...