History’s greatest inventions are often hatched not out of a grand vision but simple necessity. Such is the case of the MARSHALLTOWN hamburger trowel, which looks decidedly different from most spatulas and gained popularity through its use at Wendy’s, the fast food chain that made ...
Lillie Green is on a mission, and she hopes more people will join her. Green spends her spare time weaving or crocheting sleeping mats for homeless people. “It’s also something to keep me busy, so I don’t sit and look at four walls all day,” she said. “When I am at home, I sit ...
Launching a clothing store in March 2020 — at the infancy of the COVID-19 pandemic — is a challenge many would shy from. But since that time, Brit Marie’s & Co, formerly known as Brit Marie’s Country Boutique, has outgrown its 13 W. Main Street locale. It will open in its new ...
DES MOINES — Tayvin Merical could feel the nerves. The anchor of Marshalltown Special Olympics’ 4x100 relay kept a simple goal in mind once he got the baton with the Bobcats in second in Friday afternoon’s race at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. “I was trying to catch up,” Merical ...
LISCOMB — The family of 89-year-old rural Liscomb resident Marilyn Brandt is seeking answers after a pair of large objects that appear to be rocks of some kind fell through her roof and put a sizable hole in it recently. Brandt’s son Brian Johnson of Marshalltown said his brother Bruce ...
DES MOINES — While most people tend to associate “Signing Day” with standout football and basketball players who choose between a number of elite colleges in deciding where they will further their academic and athletic careers, the concept is no longer exclusive to those who excel in ...