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Todays News

Tentative schedule for Miller Middle School project provided to school board

A tentative schedule for Miller Middle School construction was given to the Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education during the regular Monday meeting. Boyd Jones Senior Project Manager Michael Martin told the board members 90 percent of the project would be put out to bid on ...

Polls open in 2025 city/school election

The polls are officially open in the 2025 city/school elections both in Marshalltown and around Marshall County from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, with several key races on the ballot and two major bond issues being decided at the East and West Marshall school districts. According to Marshall ...

MFD responds to four fires, fatal hit-and-run accident Saturday night

The Marshalltown Fire Department (MFD) had a busy night that included responding to four fires in the same general area and a hit-and-run accident that left a local woman dead on Saturday. At 9:56 p.m., the MFD responded to a vehicle fire at the Salvation Army building at 107 W. State St., ...

Marshalltown man charged with arson over Saturday night fires

A Marshalltown man has been charged with two counts of arson in connection with a slew of suspicious fires set within a few blocks of each other on Saturday night, according to a press release from the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD). On Saturday at about 9:56 p.m., the Marshalltown ...

Fiber artist/chainsaw wood carver shares creative process

LAUREL — Bonnie Ohrt was born and raised in rural Marshall County and resides on a farm between Laurel and Haverhill. While she spends her time raising registered polled Hereford cattle with her husband Mark, horseback riding and working in insurance, she also creates art — primarily from ...