The Marshall County Board of Supervisors met in a special session on Wednesday morning with a full slate of agenda items, including a conversation with County Engineer Paul Geilenfeldt on traffic flow issues at the highly traveled Highway 30/330 interchange west of Marshalltown and some ...
The Cartwright Market does not just offer Marshalltown residents fresh produce, locally-grown meats and handmade baked goods. This Saturday, the farmers market will also have the annual Welcome to Summer Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The Welcome to Summer Craft Fair is an event ...
The Iowa Department of Management is asking the state auditor’s office to amend a report that found Gov. Kim Reynolds had improperly used federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay for staff in 2020 after the U.S. Treasury Department determined this finding was unsustained. Kraig Paulsen, the ...
The majority of U.S. states will soon have to pay 5% to 15% of federal nutrition assistance benefits in their state, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release Wednesday of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates. House Resolution 1, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was enacted in 2025, stipulated that states with SNAP payment error rates greater than 6% would be required to foot 5%, 10% or 15% of SNAP benefits costs in their state. Iowa, with a payment error rate of 5.34% in 2025, is just one of nine states with an error ...
The turn of the month marks the 250th anniversary of the country and a large Fourth of July four-day festivity in Marshalltown - the Red, White & Blue Celebration. Spearheading the celebration is Luisa Ortega, who has brought many people into putting together the pieces of the Red, White & ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – Most days are quiet in the small unincorporated village of Green Mountain, with a population of 105 according to 2023 U.S. Census data. But on Tuesday morning, a baseball game was underway at the GMG baseball field bordering the intersection of Green Mountain Rd. and ...
