As the Center Street Viaduct is currently closed for extensive repairs, Marshalltown City Engineer Ben Daleske came before the council during Monday night’s meeting to discuss whether or not to preserve the current railings or replace them with something new. Previously, the council had ...

Marshalltown High School students like junior Luke Stalzer got a taste of life on the road through a trucking simulator set up outside of the Roundhouse on Tuesday afternoon and sponsored by the Iowa Motor Truck Association (IMTA). Stalzer and his friend Gavin Freiberg said they are both ...

Since June 2025, The Write Club, a group for established and aspiring writers, teens through adults, has met monthly for a mix of discussion, sharing writing samples, camaraderie and a lecture on a particular writing topic. Made possible through funding from the Artist Innovation Grant ...

After three items related to the implementation of a three percent gas and electric franchise fee were pulled from the consent agenda during Monday night’s meeting, the Marshalltown city council ultimately voted all of them down by 4-3 tallies, grinding the current process of adopting the ...

Some positive animal legislation became law on Monday. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill making animal torture a felony, and Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown Executive Director Austin Gillis and his wife Jodi were present for the signing. During the last Iowa Legislature session, which ...

Editor’s note: It is impossible to tell the story of the nation without telling the story of the Ohio River Valley. Long before interstate highways and railroads connected the expanding republic, it was the rivers that served as the young nation’s first true highway westward. Through these ...