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Iowa agriculture experts release report on state ag economy amid downturn

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 ...

Robert Thomas retires after 44-year banking career in Marshalltown

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. ...

Marshalltown Community Band marks 151 years

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 ...

Council hears from architect on city hall space utilization study

Des Moines-based Architect Cory Sharp of FEH Design appeared before the Marshalltown city council on Monday night to return to the topic of city hall space utilization and the fate of the old city hall building at 24 N. Center St., which is over a century old, connected to the former library ...