The process of enacting a set of ordinances specifically governing data centers within the city of Marshalltown is moving closer to the finish line after two sessions held Thursday — one over the lunch hour and a second from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Attendees during ...
As Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand completed a 99-county tour for the second time in his gubernatorial campaign, he called for supporters to keep momentum up and bring “divided government once again” to Iowa. Sand held the final stop of his 2026 town hall tour Wednesday at the Val Air ...
GRIMES — Zach Lahn called a $15 billion steel mill project planned for Iowa a “once-in-a-lifetime project,” saying it will make a positive impact for generations to come, as he campaigned Wednesday on keeping young people in Iowa and securing the state’s future. The Republican ...
The UPS Store at 125 W. Merle Hibbs Blvd. in Marshalltown saw customers for the final time on Wednesday after over 20 years in the community. The store was launched, franchised and previously managed by current At-Large City Councilor Gary Thompson along with his ex-wife and former in-laws ...
A Binford House at-will donation meal Wednesday helped raise funds and products for the new type of free pantry in Marshalltown - a period pantry dedicated to providing women with menstrual products. The pink-painted pantry, named “Penelope,” was installed outside of the Binford House ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — An Elberon man who threatened to shoot up a community event and who sent multiple people threatening messages featuring guns was sentenced on Wednesday to more than six years in federal prison. Daniel Scott Carter, age 42, received the prison term after a May 1, 2026, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon. Information at sentencing showed that in May 2024, Carter posted a photograph on Facebook of an AK-47-style firearm with the caption, “Say hello to my little friend.” In the comments section of his post, Carter threatened to shoot people at an ...
