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Todays News

Next meeting of The Write Club to be held at library May 16

Since June 2025, The Write Club, a group for established and aspiring writers, teens through adults, has met monthly for a mix of discussion, sharing writing samples, camaraderie and a lecture on a particular writing topic. Made possible through funding from the Artist Innovation Grant ...

Council votes down next steps in franchise fee implementation process

After three items related to the implementation of a three percent gas and electric franchise fee were pulled from the consent agenda during Monday night’s meeting, the Marshalltown city council ultimately voted all of them down by 4-3 tallies, grinding the current process of adopting the ...

Marshalltown ARL director encouraged by state animal welfare progress

Some positive animal legislation became law on Monday. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill making animal torture a felony, and Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown Executive Director Austin Gillis and his wife Jodi were present for the signing. During the last Iowa Legislature session, which ...

Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approved medication-abortion regimen remains available via telehealth until then, following a week of ...