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Todays News

Average area land values dropped slightly in 2025 despite statewide increase

Despite a slight overall increase across the state, average land values in Marshall, Tama and Grundy counties all dropped slightly in 2025 compared to 2024 according to information released by the Iowa State University (ISU) Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) last month. ...

Bill to prohibit smoking in Iowa casinos fails to advance

Senators in a subcommittee Monday rejected a bill that would have enforced clean air act protections on casino floors. Sen. Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines, did not vote in favor of the bill, but made a “promise” that a reversal of the exemption would happen “relatively soon.” Senate ...

Marshalltown chosen as overnight RAGBRAI stop

Marshalltown residents should be prepared for numerous bicyclists in town in July as the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) comes to the community. On Saturday evening, Marshalltown was named one of the overnight towns for this year’s RAGBRAI during a ceremony in Des ...

Miss Rodeo Iowa 2026 receives crown at Central Iowa Fairgrounds

Pageant and rodeo royalty and fans gathered at Central Iowa Fairgrounds on Saturday for the coronation of Miss Rodeo Iowa 2026 - Grace Collins, who became the first from Marshalltown to hold the title. The 2025 Miss Rodeo Iowa winner, Jolene Westercamp of Farmington, was present to pass on ...

Marshalltown woman charged with vehicular homicide after fatal October crash

Over three months after a crash at the intersection of East Olive Street and 12th Avenue that ultimately resulted in the death of 18-year-old Kiana Zamora, a Marshalltown woman has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, a Class C felony. According to a press release from the ...

Rural Gladbrook couple robbed; trio of teens charged with burglary, theft

GLADBROOK – An elderly, rural Gladbrook couple was robbed while asleep last November, leading to the arrest of three area teenagers. In connection with the case, Kaeden James Feeney, 18, of Aplington was arrested by the Tama County Sheriff’s Department in Gladbrook on Saturday, Jan. 3, ...