Marshalltown Elks Lodge #312 leads Flag Day program at IVH Sunday

June 15, 2026

As the Stars and Stripes flew all over Marshalltown on Sunday in recognition of the Flag Day holiday, it was only fitting that a special ceremony was held inside the Malloy Leisure Resource Center at the Iowa Veterans Home for those who understand its continued importance better than anyone else. The Marshalltown Elks Lodge #312 led the well-attended event with Esteemed Leading Knight Clayton Bramon serving as the emcee and the Sweet Adelines providing patriotic music, including the songs for each branch of the military. Cheryl Jost-Kelley shared some history of flags in the U.S. ...

68th annual Rose Festival slated for June 18-21

June 15, 2026

STATE CENTER — For nearly 70 years, the celebration of roses and community spirit has been a tradition in State Center. The 68th annual Rose Festival returns Thursday, with a lineup that includes food, vendors, music, kids’ activities, local history, and more. Thursday, June ...

Backroads Tour stops at La Carreta as part of mission to ‘celebrate small town America’

June 15, 2026

The “Backroads Tour” – a cross-country endeavor promoting rural development and “America250” – made a stop Saturday afternoon in Marshalltown at La Carreta Mexican Grill. Matt Hildreth, the executive director of Rural Organizing, was joined by friend and musician Joe ...

From band to podcast: Host seeking songwriters, other ‘creatives’ for channel

June 13, 2026

STATE CENTER - Marshall County podcast fans have a local channel to add to their list. Dave Grey, 68, of State Center has been producing a podcast, which he calls The Marshall County Hangmen but can be found on the Dave Grey channel on YouTube, dedicated to Iowa songwriters. He is looking to ...

Midsummer carnival coming to Laurel on June 27

June 13, 2026

LAUREL — The annual Laurel Midsummer Carnival is fast approaching, and funds raised from this year’s event will benefit a most worthy cause — assisting the family of Stetson Aman, a local five-year-old who is battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as Burkitt’s Lymphoma. ...

Marshalltown man sentenced to over 8 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute meth

June 13, 2026

CEDAR RAPIDS — On Thursday, a Marshalltown man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison. Juan Eduardo Rivas Martinez, age 25, received the prison term after a January 12, 2026, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute a controlled ...