The late Black educator Laurance Jones died in 1975 — but his legacy lives on in the thousands of Black people who have graduated from his Piney Woods Country Life School (PWCLS). Jones spent his formative years in Marshalltown in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Marshalltown Mayor Joel ...
The Marshall County Board of Supervisors swiftly moved through a light regular agenda in less than 15 minutes on Wednesday morning before heading into a closed session at the end of the meeting to discuss pending litigation. After the board moved quickly through the consent agenda, two ...
For the last 21 years, the Marshalltown Men’s Chorus has offered singing valentines to warm up even the coldest February day. It returns from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 14. For $30, you receive a live performance of two to three “sweetheart songs,” a customized valentine card and a ...
DES MOINES — On Jan. 13, Rep. David Blom (R-Marshalltown) was sworn into the Iowa House of Representatives on the first day of the 91st General Assembly. The swearing-in ceremony was shortly followed by opening remarks by Speaker of the House Pat Grassley, outlining some of the priorities of ...
Keeping the potential future sale of the Marshalltown Mall in mind, the city of Marshalltown has dropped the code violation case against the current owner, Marshalltown Development Group. On Tuesday, the case was dismissed without prejudice and court costs were assessed to the city. Mayor ...
TOLEDO — After a slight delay due to a juror arriving late at the Tama County Courthouse, testimony in the trial of the former Elberon Public Library charged with soliciting a group of children to vandalize the facility last May began on Tuesday morning. Both the prosecution and the ...