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The Gladbrook Nook coffee shop soft opens Oct. 31

GLADBROOK — “Stay awhile — relax and feel right at home” is the motto of the soon-to-open The Gladbrook Nook, located at 315 2nd St. Its 22-year-old proprietor Rachel Miner is eager to open the doors for a soft opening Saturday during trick-or-treating (5 p.m. to 8 p.m.), with a ...

Nearly half of Iowa corn acres harvested

Soybean harvest across Iowa has picked up after a slow start to harvest season and is now 6 percentage points behind the five-year average harvest, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Seventy-eight percent of soybeans have been ...

An investment in the future

The Marshalltown Public Library (MPL) has often been referred to as one of the community’s most treasured assets, and on Sunday afternoon, library staff, trustees, Friends of the Library board members and the Chamber ambassadors welcomed visitors to a ribbon cutting celebrating a ...

‘Bridge by bridge,’ Iowa River’s Edge Trail work continues

The installation of one bridge and repair of three others on the Iowa Rivers Edge Trail (IRET) this year means an additional two and one-half miles of the trail is now suitable for use, said Bruce Johnson of Marshalltown. Another major milestone was achieved this summer when the Ann Keyser ...