A night of fun, glamour and purses for a good cause is what attendees can expect at Thursday’s Power of the Purse – Totes & Toast: Cheers to 16 Years. Held at Midnight Garden, the event is a fundraiser for the Marshalltown Area United Way, which supports 30 essential programs run by its ...

Since opening its door more than two years ago in June 2023, Whiskers & Mane has found more than 50 felines ‘fur’ever homes. Located on the Wolfe Ranch and run by Executive Director Beth Andrew, she said they have accomplished the high number because of the hard work to create a warm, ...

LE GRAND — The weather couldn’t have been better for the celebration and ribbon cutting of the completed improvements to the Le Grand City Park at 204 N. Vine St. on Saturday. The event, which began at 11 a.m. and concluded at dusk with an outdoor showing of the movie “Hocus Pocus” in ...

The Hy-Vee parking lot was the place to be on Saturday morning as the grocery store hosted the third annual Touch a Truck event featuring all sorts of vehicles ranging from law enforcement and first responders to dump trucks, tractors and even an Aircare Helicopter.

 St. Paul’s Episcopal hosted its annual Fall Festival on Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the downtown church complete with live music from the South American folk group Son Peruchos of Des Moines, Brazilian and Mexican food, a blessing of the animals performed by Father Richard ...

photo courtesy of North Tama Schools North Tama’s 2025 Homecoming Queen, Kruiz Ewoldt, left, pictured on Dennis Field alongside Homecoming King Max Monat shortly after her crowning at halftime of the Redhawks district clash with GMG on Friday, Oct. 3. Monat was crowned earlier that afternoon ...