MONTOUR — Twenty-five years ago on the first Wednesday in January, a couple of former Montour residents, Joyce Wiese and Clifford “Mitch” Downs, organized a group of Montourites to meet at the Maid-Rite restaurant in Toledo for breakfast. This developed into meeting every month on the ...
The only Presidential candidate to visit Marshalltown three times since September, Vivek Ramaswamy said he believes in showing up where others are not. “I want to lead this country without forgetting or leaving others behind,” he said. “There’s more to this than a math equation. Part ...
GLADBROOK — Caleb Bonjour has been on somewhat of an apology tour lately. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck superintendent — who took on his current position in July — recently spent a considerable amount of time examining the fractured relationship that exists between the two main communities his ...
The Marshall County Compensation Board held its annual meeting a bit earlier than usual as budget season heats up, gathering at the courthouse on Monday night and ultimately recommending a 10 percent pay increase for Sheriff Joel Phillips and a six percent bump for all other elected officials ...
During the last Marshall County Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 6, County Assessor Blaze Wurr raised concerns about not having a secure door in his courthouse office to protect employees in case of an emergency and asked both the board and Buildings and Grounds Director Lucas Baedke to ...
Marshalltown Area United Way Executive Director Kendra Sorensen, flanked by her 2023-2024 campaign co-chairs Carrie Barr and Kyle Martin, put a bow on another successful year of fundraising during a wrap-up event complete with a catered taco bar courtesy of Luisa Ortega held at the Marshalltown ...