Meet the candidates 2026: Marshall County Board of Supervisors four-year term pt. 2

October 22, 2026

With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching, 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 two of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below, and parts three and four will be published in ...

Supervisors accept federal grant for VR training to aid drug task force

October 22, 2026

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors breezed through another brief regular meeting on Wednesday morning with a series of agenda items that passed quickly, including news of a federal grant to aid the Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force (MIDTF). According to Sheriff Joel Phillips, who communicated ...

Iowa State University student alleges Ames bus firearms ban violates state law

October 22, 2026

An Iowa State University student has filed a petition against the City of Ames, alleging its policy prohibiting firearms on city buses violates state law. Natalie Gibson, an ISU junior studying animal science, filed a petition Oct. 13 in the Iowa District Court for Story County seeking a ...

Marshalltown Community School District faces larger than expected enrollment drop

October 21, 2026

The Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) had another decrease in the number of enrolled students, per the annual certified enrollment count. At the regular Monday meeting, the school board received a report from Executive Director of Finance & Operations Randy Denham on the count, ...

Bestselling author Allen Eskens visits Marshalltown Public Library Monday

October 21, 2026

Allen Eskens told the story of how he went from a below average student who believed he was destined to hang drywall for a living to an accomplished attorney and, eventually, a bestselling mystery author during an event at the Marshalltown Public Library Monday night promoting his latest book, ...

Meet the candidates 2026: Marshall County Board of Supervisors four-year term pt. 1

October 21, 2026

With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching, 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 one of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below, and parts two, three and four will be ...