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Todays News

Wiebensohn retires after 50 years of service to Gladbrook Fire and Rescue

GLADBROOK — After five decades of answering the call, Kenneth “Kenny” Wiebensohn closed out a record-setting career with Gladbrook Fire and Rescue – hanging up his helmet for good on Dec. 31, 2025, before celebrating with his family, friends, and first responder colleagues on Sunday, ...

Family displaced after house fire in Albion

ALBION — The Albion Fire Department responded to a structure fire at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday on the central east side of the Marshall County community, resulting in the displacement of a family from their residence. According to a press release from the Albion Fire Department, crews ...

A Q&A with the commander of the Kosovo Security Force, Lt. Gen. Bashkim Jashari

Last Tuesday, a delegation of members of the Kosovo Security Force led by Lt. Gen. Bashkim Jashari visited the Iowa Veterans Home to meet with IVH leadership including Commandant Todd Jacobus, a veteran of the U.S. Army and Iowa Army National Guard who served in Kosovo himself, and toured the ...

Marshalltown man sues city over public records access ‘inconsistencies’

A Marshalltown man with a lengthy history of filing extensive public records requests from government entities around the state of Iowa has sued the city over alleged “inconsistent representations and practices” regarding responses to such requests and a quote for almost $400,000 to comply ...