Iowa Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat in his race against state Sen. Zach Wahls, the Associate Press projected Tuesday. The race for the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat brought national attention over the past year after U.S. ...

A grant awarded to the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) will allow three schools to hire one school-based therapist. Director of Student Services Anel Garza got approval for the $25,000 School-Based Healthcare Solutions (SBHCN) Network Principal Student Support Services Grant ...

After discussing the matter at some length during their previous meeting, the Marshalltown City Council voted unanimously to proceed with a chain link fencing around the Center Street viaduct last Tuesday night. City Engineer Ben Daleske came before the council and recounted his recent ...

Big Boy, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is traveling across the country as part of the America250 celebration, and the famous train passed through Marshalltown on Monday morning before making a longer stop in Tama at around 11:15 a.m. with a large crowd gathered and much ...

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...

Marshalltown High School bid farewell to 393 high school seniors during Sunday’s commencement ceremony at the Roundhouse. During the student recognition portion, MHS Principal Justin Boliver said the graduating class earned $1.2 million in scholarships to attend post-secondary ...