Over 2 ½ years after nearby residents Mark Wyant and Harlan Helgren first approached the Marshall County Board of Supervisors to request improvements to the 260th Street/Ridge Road area just south of Marshalltown, the board and County Engineer Paul Geilenfeldt discussed their plans for the ...
Creativity requires a fair amount of patience, problem-solving skills and a little luck thrown in. Unexpected results can be even better than the initial concept, notes local polymer clay artist Yamala Baccam-Lee of Marshalltown, who started Three Jays Clays back in March. She began by ...
The Marshalltown Central Business District’s (MCBD’s) annual Rev Up Downtown event drew a crowd on a balmy Wednesday evening for live music from the Davis, Purk and Case Band, racecars and other classic rides, food trucks and free activities with several local businesses setting up booths ...
At least 14 street sections across all four of Marshalltown’s wards will see improvements this year pending the approval of an accepted bid after the city council held a brief public hearing and approved the plans and specifications for the 2026 hot mix asphalt (HMA) project during Tuesday ...
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” is a key line from the Declaration of Independence. Nearly 250 years after the ...
Two Republicans from Nevada will face off against each other in the June 2 primary election for the Iowa House of Representatives District 51 seat. The first is incumbent, former Nevada Mayor Brett Barker who is seeking a second term after being elected for the first time to a state seat in ...