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Todays News

Central Iowa Fair kicks off in Marshalltown Wednesday

July is synonymous with county fair season in Iowa, and Marshall County is no exception as the annual Central Iowa Fair will begin at the fairgrounds at 1308 E. Olive St. on Wednesday and running through Sunday with a wide range of events and a concert featuring two chart-topping country music ...

Annual Stoplight Festival returns to Toledo Friday

TOLEDO — With July in full force, that can only mean one thing for Toledo, the Stoplight Festival presented by the Tama Toledo Chamber of Commerce is back. The event is set for the evening of Friday, July 11 on the east courthouse lawn and down Broadway. The festival will include a wide ...

Music In the Park

The Marshall County Brass Quintet will present a free concert from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on July 13 at the Raymon Veterans Park in Albion. Performers include Burt Tecklenburg and Mary Kurth, Trumpet; Mike Kurth, Horn; Brian Cox, Trombone and Jim Kilmer, Tuba. A wide variety of musical genres will be ...

Garwin Freedom Days 2025

T-R PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE BOWERS, ERINN MAHARRY AND ROBERT MAHARRY GARWIN - As Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day on Friday and into the weekend, Garwin hosted its annual Freedom Days festival with most of the activities being held in the area around the city park. ...

Iowa State University researchers find legal deserts across U.S.

Small towns experiencing population decline often see staples like grocery stores, day cares and schools close, Iowa State University sociology professor David Peters said, leading to less access and hardship. One less-known, missing part of many of these communities is legal representation, ...