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Poet Matt Mason to return to Wayward Social

Spoken Word Artist and Poet, Matt Mason, will return to Wayward Social on Thursday, November 12, for a free performance of his original poetry on the private lanes in front of Rosie's. Arrive between 5:30-6, for those who'd like to order food or drink, and the event will take place from 6-7 ...

Iowa set to receive $216 million in second year of federal rural healthcare program

Iowa was awarded $216 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the second year of the state’s rural health care improvement plan, “Healthy Hometowns.” This funding comes as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, the federal grant program created as part of the 2025 “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Act in an effort to offset losses for healthcare providers caused by Medicaid cuts. The 2025 law is set to reduce federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over ten years, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates. The Rural Health Transformation ...

From the Army to Planet Fitness

The desire for camaraderie drove Chris Adams to join the Army in 2009. “I watched ‘Band of Brothers’ and did not have a good family dynamic growing up,” he said. “I saw the camaraderie and thought that was something I wanted to be a part of. I watched war movies growing up and ...

Marshalltown data center debate rages on during latest council meeting

(Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series regarding Monday night’s city council meeting and the ongoing debate over data centers and the proposed regulations surrounding them in Marshalltown.) Fresh off of a meeting that clocked in at about 4 ½ hours two weeks ago, the ...

Second suspect arrested in connection with Hellberg’s Jewelers burglary

About seven months after an early morning burglary at Hellberg’s Jewelers in downtown Marshalltown on April 4, the second of two suspects in the case has been taken into custody in Polk County. According to a press release issued by the Marshalltown Police Department on Tuesday, Dewayne ...

Marshall County honors service and sacrifice this Veterans Day

Marshalltown and Marshall County, Iowa, are widely known as the "Veterans Capital of Iowa" (or the "Red, White, and Blue Capital of the State") due to a deep-rooted historical and ongoing commitment to military service members and veterans. Home to the Iowa Veterans Home, one of the nation's premier veteran care facilities, the community continues its long-standing tradition of uplifting those who have answered the call to serve. During this Veterans Day, community members are asked to keep our past, current, and future military members in their thoughts and prayers as we count on them ...