David Blom (R-Marshalltown) was one of three new legislators who represented Marshall County during the recently-ended session. Wrapping up the session last week, the Iowa Legislature closed just after a 21-hour marathon. Speaking of the entire experience, Blom, who represents District 52 ...
The Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education approved a $16 million budget amendment during the regular Monday night meeting. The amendment pertains to the budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which ends June 30. According to Executive Director of Finance and Operations Randy ...
TRAER — The revival is here. Two years ago this past January during a Traer City Council meeting, the “revival” of a set of Second Street businesses located east of US 63 was a hot topic of discussion among council members and Tama County Economic Development Executive Director ...
T-R PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY The Leadership Marshalltown class of 2024/2025 has officially graduated. Its members spent nine months learning what it really means to be a leader, exploring tough interpretations, learning how and when to raise the heat, plus community leader panels and business ...
PHOTO BY DELONDA PUSHTONEQUA The Meskwaki Settlement School class of 2025 celebrated its graduation on Saturday afternoon. Pictured from left to right are seniors Andrew Wabaunasee, Cailey Brown, Yamni Whiteman, Sadie Stewart, Xavier Blackcloud, Tenoch Estrada Snow, Angelina Dye, Syrus Kucera, ...
T-R PHOTOS BY MICHAEL D. DAVIS AND JONATHAN MEYER A large crowd of locals gathered in downtown Tama over the weekend for the 40th annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival, which featured live entertainment, the presentation of the Citizen of the Year award (full story on that to come later ...