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October Embers reopens for season, coinciding with spring equinox

The March 20 spring equinox was more than just the start of the season. It also was the reopening of October Embers, which was closed for most of February and all of January. Owner Amber Devick called the reopening event Seeds of Spirit, a phrase which she said was meant to encapsulate the ...

D’s Auto becomes B’s Auto in Toledo

TOLEDO — If you’ve stalled out, had a thumping under the hood, or simply don’t know your dipstick from your tailpipe, then you’ve probably taken your car down to D’s. D’s Auto is a local institution, but with the change of a single letter, this classic establishment in Toledo is ...

Three East Marshall students headed to individual All-State Speech Festival

LE GRAND — The Iowa High School Speech Association’s annual individual All-State Festival on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls highlights the best of the best in a wide variety of categories, and this year, three East Marshall students — junior Maddux Bennett in storytelling and sophomores ...

Progress 2026: Brick by brick, Iowa River’s Edge Trail work underway

What started as an idea in 2011 to promote outdoor recreation in Hardin and Marshall counties has accelerated in recent months with bricks, concrete, rock and steel bridges put in place. “We are beginning to see a lot of planning over the years come to fruition,” said Marshalltown mayor ...