Local businessman Jake Rowley has a passion for contributing to local community initiatives as well as giving his time and money to disaster relief efforts across the country with the United Cajun Navy, and he plans to do both through his latest venture, Thrifty Relief, located at 2901 S. ...
Sometimes parents need extra support, be it for reasons of poverty, being new to the United States, teen pregnancy, a history of trauma, abuse, neglect and more. The inaugural National Home Visiting Week of April 21-25 celebrates and recognizes home visitors and the positive impact made on ...
The work of 11 Marshalltown Community College students in Professor Tim Castle’s spring photography class are on exhibit through noon on May 1, in the Ray Frederick Art Gallery. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday. Photography students from left to right sitting: Ana ...
Tucked away in a dressing room of the Marshalltown Performing Arts Center is the up-and-running Marshalltown High School (MHS) Bobcat Boutique, and it has been busy. Serving as a place for students to borrow free professional and formal attire, along with accessories, the boutique has ...
Not every town has a community theater, and not every theater stages original productions. The Marshalltown Community Theatre’s fourth annual playwriting competition for Iowa authors will showcase three one-act plays in five performances spanning April 25 to May 3 at the Orpheum ...
When Marshalltown High School (MHS) Band Director Brett Umthun and Miller Middle School (MMS) Band Director Mary Potter first launched a mariachi program at their respective buildings, it required a bit of a learning curve as they attended workshops to hone in on some of the nuances of the ...