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Iowa 4th District candidates both disagree with Trump’s Russian diesel deal

Republican Chris McGowan and Democrat Dave Dawson, candidates in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, outlined their potential policy plans and decisions in foreign relationships, agriculture and technology during an “Iowa Press” debate Oct. 14. Iowa’s 4th District seat, left open by ...

Students break ground on East Marshall elementary addition

LAUREL — Just four days after a similar ceremony was held at the high school in Le Grand during the Pioneer Days celebration, East Marshall students, staff, board members and administrators came together on the elementary campus in Laurel to break ground on the addition that will serve ...

Meet the candidates 2026: Iowa House District 51 pt. 2

Two candidates will face off against each other in the Nov. 3 general election for the Iowa House of Representatives District 51 seat. Incumbent Republican Brett Barker, the former Nevada mayor, is seeking a second term after winning his first legislative election in 2024. In the June primary, he defeated challenger Shane Heintz of Nevada for the Republican spot in the election. The other is political newcomer and Democratic candidate Teresa Perin of Rhodes. Perin is a farmer and an English teacher at Marshalltown High School. District 51 covers the northwest, southwest and ...