TOLEDO — It wasn’t a lifelong goal or a product of years of passion. No, local retiree Larry Kilmer wrote his book on accident. Whether it be pure happenstance or pure dedication, the end result is the same as a piece of literary art has been made, with every word smelling faintly of ...
Defendants who were involved in a pair of separate fatal accidents in Marshalltown in the fall of 2025 have both pleaded guilty with sentencing hearings now scheduled, according to court records. Boe Meh, 20, of Marshalltown has pleaded guilty as charged to a single count of homicide by vehicle — reckless driving, a Class C felony, for her role in a fatal accident at the intersection of East Olive Street and South 12th Avenue on Oct. 19, 2025 that claimed the life of Kiana Zamora. According to a criminal complaint filed on Jan. 24, the defendant “drove and crashed the listed ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — An apparent explosion caused a fire Saturday at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa that the company touts as the largest milling facility in the world. No one was hurt, fire officials said. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said firefighters responded to the call at about 4:45 p.m. ...
The Iowa Food System Coalition is embarking on a 12-month project studying pasture-based livestock systems in Iowa to examine the community and economic benefits of the practices. The coalition received a $40,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ...
There is a call Rex Kozak, the transportation director for the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD), hopes to never receive — one informing him that a child has been hit during drop off or pick up because a driver did not adhere to stop sign laws. “I don’t ever want a ...
Utilizing dollars from the county’s portion of the massive nationwide opioid settlement, Marshall County Public Health installed its first community sharps disposal bin at the east entrance to McFarland Clinic, located at 421 E. Merle Hibbs Blvd., on Friday morning. “It’s been in the ...
