OARK, ARK. — The Johnson County (Arkansas) Sheriff’s Office has recovered an abandoned 2012 Mini Cooper linked to missing 22-year-old Garwin man Nicholas Collins, according to media reports in both Iowa and Arkansas. Collins was last heard from on Dec. 19, when he left a note saying he ...

DYSART – William “Bill” Zak made what he thought would be a simple stop for coffee and a quick check of his lottery tickets at a gas station in Vinton on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, while on his way to a pheasant hunt. He ended up leaving the store $1,000,004 richer. “I ...

As is now becoming an annual tradition, the T-R recently reached out to a host of local leaders for their reflections on the year that was and their goals for the year to come with 2025 now in the rearview mirror and 2026 on the horizon. The first group of respondents, listed in alphabetical ...

Just one month after her arrival at her new Riverside Cemetery home, Scout the goose was found dead on Sunday. Riverside Cemetery General Manager Kelly Schott said her passing came as a surprise, because Scout was showing no symptoms of illness on Saturday. “She was just fine,” she ...

The final Marshall County Board of Supervisors meeting of 2025 held on Wednesday morning came with a bit of tough love from Iowa Municipalities Workers’ Compensation Association Safety and Risk Improvement Manager Dean Schade, who urged the board to do more to reduce workers’ compensation ...

The financing and construction of a 34-mile recreational trail from Steamboat Rock to Marshalltown has proven to be an ultra-marathon and not a sprint. The initial concept was developed by recreational enthusiasts approximately 13 years ago. “The trail is going to be constructed … it is ...