Trick-or-Treating not advised, still a go in Marshalltown
M a r s h a l l t o w n M a y o r Joel Greer c o n f i r m ed Thursday t h a t t r i c k - o r - t r e a t i n g w i l l b e o n H a l l o w e e n from 5 : 3 0 p.m. to 7 p .m . S a t u r d a y, O c t . 3 1 . However, i n o r d e r t o p r e v e n t t h e s p r e a d o f C O V I D - 1 9 i n t h e c o m m u n i t y , the city is r e c o m m e n d ing M a r s h a l l t o w n r e s i d e n t s instead p a r t i c i p a t e i n a c t i v i t i e s d e e m e d l o w o r m o d e r a t e r i s k b y t h e I o w a D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c H e a l t h. Those activities include c a r v i n g o r d e c o r a t i n g p u m p k i n s or gathering outdoors with a small group for a costume parade.
Look for more information about Halloween happenings in Sunday’s Times-Republican.