Students at Marshalltown Learning Academy had the opportunity for a brand new work-based learning venture during the recently-ended school year. During the regular Monday meeting, MLA English teacher Katie Mummert and at-risk instructor Dawson Riemenschneider told the Marshalltown Community ...
It’s been a year of change at the Marshalltown Fire Department (MFD) after new Chief Christopher Cross officially replaced his predecessor, David Rierson, last November, and as of Monday afternoon, Cross now has his second in command in place. The chief, who previously served in that same ...
A Davenport man has been arrested and charged with financial exploitation of an older individual, a Class B felony, after allegedly assisting in spending over $500,000 in money belonging to a pair of Marshalltown residents over the age of 80. Per court records, Jeremy Paul Thompson, 54, was ...
The State Center splash pad is expected to resume normal operations sometime on Tuesday after temporarily closing due to damages sustained on Sunday afternoon. Initially, it was believed that an act of vandalism had occurred, but in a social media post shared Monday evening, State Center ...
CORN CARNIVAL PHOTOS BY JONATHAN MEYER/BLACK DIRT DAYS PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY Two long-running town festivals returned to the area this year with strikingly similar themes, both odes to Bruce Springsteen’s classic song: “Corn in the USA” at the 103rd Corn Carnival in Gladbrook and ...
STATE CENTER — Back for the 67th year, the Rose Festival celebrates the community with a variety of activities, food vendors, BBQ competition, parade and more. Thursday kicks off festivities at 7 p.m. with the Rose Queen Pageant and Talent Show at the West Marshall High School Auditorium. ...