CEDAR RAPIDS — An apparent explosion caused a fire Saturday at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa that the company touts as the largest milling facility in the world. No one was hurt, fire officials said. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said firefighters responded to the call at about 4:45 p.m. ...
The Iowa Food System Coalition is embarking on a 12-month project studying pasture-based livestock systems in Iowa to examine the community and economic benefits of the practices. The coalition received a $40,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ...
There is a call Rex Kozak, the transportation director for the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD), hopes to never receive — one informing him that a child has been hit during drop off or pick up because a driver did not adhere to stop sign laws. “I don’t ever want a ...
Utilizing dollars from the county’s portion of the massive nationwide opioid settlement, Marshall County Public Health installed its first community sharps disposal bin at the east entrance to McFarland Clinic, located at 421 E. Merle Hibbs Blvd., on Friday morning. “It’s been in the ...
With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching on Nov. 3, Marshall County voters are deciding on all three of the seats on the Board of Supervisors. In the race to serve a full four-year term, three candidates are competing for two seats: incumbent Republicans Jarret Heil and Carol Hibbs, both of whom were first elected in 2022, and Democratic challenger DeMorris Dean, a retired Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy and U.S. Army veteran. Their answers to part four of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below. 9. What is your position on the ...
Iowa’s competitive congressional and statewide races have brought in record high campaign fundraising hauls for the state ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 election. Iowa’s race for governor between Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn has shattered the state’s previous fundraising ...
