New endowment funds are created at the Community Foundation of Marshall County (CFMC) whenever the opportunity arises. According to Executive Director Julie Hitchins, the Darwin L. Judge Park Fund was requested by the Fall of Saigon Marines Association in honor of Marshalltown native Darwin ...

TOLEDO — It has been exactly two weeks since Karina Cooper was convicted of first-degree murder and now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, her co-defendant in the case, Huston William Danker, will proceed to trial on the same charge beginning Aug. 12 in Johnson County. This past Monday, ...

MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The Meskwaki Annual Powwow Association has announced that the 109th Annual Meskwaki Powwow, will now be held at the Meskwaki Casino grounds due to recent flooding. In a Facebook post shared on Tuesday evening, the association announced the venue change. “The Iowa ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two dozen Iowa Farm Bureau members from across the state met with Iowa’s congressional delegation last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss policy issues important to Iowa agriculture and their family farms. Dee Pickard of Melbourne was one of them. The group of Iowa ...

The new Emerson Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists at the Linn Creek Trailhead location by 6th Street is on site, and should be fully in place sometime next week. However, that is not going to be the only new aspect. The area next to the skate park is getting an upgrade, which includes more ...

Few Iowans know the meaning of service better than Terry Branstad, who grew up in Winnebago County and graduated from Forest City High School before being drafted into the U.S. Army and spending two years as a military policeman at Fort Bragg. From there, the Republican launched a career in ...