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Mount Pleasant man takes plea deal for role in Marshalltown shooting

A Mount Pleasant man who was originally charged with two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting earlier this year has accepted a plea deal, according to court records. Allen James Hart, 30, will plead guilty as charged to two counts of reckless use of a firearm, both Class ...

Setting the standard

Marshalltown residents have always taken pride in the high quality and delicious taste of their water, and it’s now official that the rest of the state agrees. Marshalltown Water Works (MWW) won the People’s Choice Award at the Iowa Section AWWA Annual Conference competing against water ...

Council votes down amendments on data center water usage rules

(Editor's note: This is the third story in a series on Monday night's Marshalltown city council meeting and the ongoing debate over data center regulations in the community.) After a five-minute recess over two hours into Monday night’s meeting, the Marshalltown city council got back at it ...

Building bonds

Over the last several years, the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) has expanded its Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings at the high school level, and doing so has involved extensive collaboration with the local business community and Marshalltown Community College ...

Marshall County sees higher number of absentee voters

Marshall County residents are turning out in larger numbers to cast early ballots for the Nov. 3 election. According to Marshall County Auditor/Recorder Nan Benson, roughly 20 percent more, or 900, additional voters have either mailed their ballots in or showed up at the Election Center to ...