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Meet the candidates 2026: Marshall County Board of Supervisors four-year term pt. 3

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 three of the T-R’s candidate questionnaire are printed below, and part four will be published in the ...

Southern comfort

TAMA — A passion for cooking and food runs deep in John Corathers’ blood: the Florida native grew up in a family full of chefs and restaurateurs, and they all shared their tips and tricks with him throughout his formative years. Corathers, who now resides in Nashua, is bringing all of that ...

Trump calls for Omar to resign, defends Ramaswamy campaign ad at Iowa rally

SIOUX CITY — While President Donald Trump came to Sioux City Thursday to rally with Iowa Republicans facing contentious elections in November, he spent a portion of his speech defending Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and criticizing Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan ...

Former MCSD secretary, girls soccer coach gets suspended prison sentence

A former Marshalltown High School (MHS) secretary who also previously served as the head girls soccer coach received a suspended prison sentence at a hearing held last Friday, according to court records. Stacy Ann Galema, 36, entered an Alford plea for a single count of enticing a minor, a ...

VanGundy releases short story illustrated by MHS students

Longtime ER physician Dr. Lance VanGundy, who has authored four epic fantasy novels in The Rune Fire Cycle series, recently released a dark, wilderness fantasy story entitled “Kallidu and the Golden-eyed Grenderling.” Notably, it features artwork done by Marshalltown High School students ...