TOLEDO — Following the recent world premiere performance of "A Hi-Way Inn Holiday" at the Wieting Theatre, audience members had the opportunity to hear directly from playwright Tom Akers during a question-and-answer session. Akers is an Iowa playwright, director, and retired school ...
A new report suggests Iowa’s agricultural industry is in a multi-year downturn that might not let up for a few more years, and experts are advising farmers to look back to the practices that got them through tough financial times a decade ago to weather the current storm. The Iowa Farm ...
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House of Representatives, said Iowa is at the forefront in a “battle for basic principles” Friday, warning against Democratic Socialists ahead of the midterm elections at the 15th Annual Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines. According to the ...
Three days after the Marshalltown city council voted 5-2 to move forward with a four-month moratorium on data center construction and referred the matter to the Planning & Zoning Commission for further review and recommendations, the latter body met at city hall Thursday night to take the ...
Robert Thomas started his banking career in Marshalltown in 1982 and turns the page of the final chapter in the workforce this month when he retires as bank president of United Bank & Trust. The public is invited to attend an open house in his honor July 23 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the bank. ...
There aren’t many groups or clubs in Marshalltown that have met for more than 150 years — especially ones that could be classified as intergenerational, with members ranging from teens to their 90s. The Marshalltown Community Band performs public concerts May through July (and some ...
