Wednesday morning’s regular Marshall County Board of Supervisors meeting began on a somber note as it was the first since the loss of Supervisor Kevin Goodman, who died last week at the age of 63. A floral arrangement and a baseball glove sat in front of Goodman’s chair as the board ...

As influenza cases rise across the state, Marshalltown is no different. So far during this flu season, UnityPoint Health Marshalltown has seen a higher number of cases than usual, but fortunately there has been some improvement in numbers. “We peaked around 36 percent just before the ...

The now-familiar and always controversial topic of on-street angle parking downtown came back up for discussion during Monday night’s Marshalltown city council meeting as one councilor suggested converting all remaining pull-in angle parking stalls to back-in — though the idea failed to ...

On Wednesday, the Marshalltown Police Department received a report of a dog stranded in the Iowa River. Officers responded immediately and initiated a search of the area. With assistance from a police drone, the dog was located along the river near East Main Street Road. Due to the dog’s ...

From organized firefighting techniques created in the Middle Ages to those in colonial America to Marshalltown, Fire Chief Christopher Cross detailed all and more during a presentation Tuesday night at the Historical Society of Marshall County’s (HSMC) iconic Mowry-Irvine Mansion. It was ...

The state veterinarian determined on Monday that Scout, a new Riverside Cemetery goose, died of the avian flu. Kelly Schott, general manager at Riverside, said they are following state and federal guidelines and monitoring the remaining birds. They are also following established protocols in ...