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Todays News

The National Road connected a young nation

Editor’s Note: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...

Rubber duckies sent floating down Linn Creek in MAUW fundraiser race

On Saturday afternoon, floating spots of yellow, pink, blue, green and orange were seen floating down Linn Creek for about a quarter of a mile. The spots were rubber duckies, and they made a Marshalltown Area United Way (MAUW) race a lot of fun. MAUW Events & Marketing Manager Rachel ...

Live after 5 returns downtown

The annual free concert series Live After 5 returned to downtown Marshalltown on Friday with Grand Marshall as the opening band. The series, which came under the operation of Marshalltown Central Business District (MCBD) earlier in the year, is being held at the Cartwright Pavilion off of ...

384 MCC grads celebrated at commencement

Members of the 98th class of Marshalltown Community College (MCC) officially graduated on Friday night, receiving degress and certificates and taking an important next step in their educational journeys. Student speakers this year were Peter O’Donnell and Jenna VanLaw, and the national ...