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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 ...

Iowa health insurers propose premium increases for ACA customers

Iowa health insurance companies are proposing premium increases for Affordable Care Act customers in 2027, affecting thousands of Iowans. The proposal comes after insurers increased premiums for ACA-marketplace customers in 2026 by an average of 15.3% in Iowa. The proposed premium increases ...

Past Times: Going for the gold

The fever was fierce. Fast and furious it spread like a gasoline fire across the US from the west coast to the east coast in late 1896, and then back again in 1897. It soon went global. No mask could contain it, there was no vaccine to control it. It attacked mostly men, single or married, ...

‘The crown jewel of downtown Marshalltown’

The long-awaited downtown event plaza on the north side of the courthouse along Main Street, a joint venture between the city of Marshalltown and Marshall County, is officially complete and ready to host its first Live After 5 concert tonight with the rock cover band Jake Kemble and Kick ...

Firefighters, EMS professionals receive pre-RAGBRAI simulation training

Accidents tend to happen during RAGBRAI, and Marshalltown EMS and hospital personnel are getting prepared for thousands of bicycle riders to visit on July 22. The University of Iowa Simulation in Motion - Iowa (SIM-IA) has provided pre-RAGBRAI training along the route during the last five ...