Pesticides have associations with prevalent Marshall County cancers

March 26, 2026

On Wednesday, the Harkin Institute and Iowa Environmental Council released a study that delves into the cancer crisis in the state and environmental risks. The annual Cancer in Iowa Report released earlier this month stated that the state has the second highest rate of new cancers in the country, with 21,700 each year and 6,400 deaths. While the earlier report focused on choices people make, such as diet, exercise and smoking, there was not a lot of focus on environmental cancer risks. The latest report addressed those risks. Adam Shriver with the Harkin Institute and Kerri ...

Man charged with neglect, child endangerment after death of 14-month-old in Marshalltown

March 26, 2026

An Ames man has been arrested on a pair of felony charges in connection with an incident during which he allegedly neglected a 14-month-old child who drowned in a bathtub at a Marshalltown apartment last September. Andrew Donald Smith, 24, was taken into custody by the Marshalltown Police ...

Supervisors OK additional opioid settlement agreement, E-29 resurfacing contract

March 26, 2026

Fresh off of a lengthy joint meeting with the Marshalltown city council the night before, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors got in and out of their regularly scheduled Wednesday morning meeting in about a half hour after approving several business items including another opioid ...

Chamber, downtown businesses welcome Northwestern Mutual’s Kate Berry

March 26, 2026

Family, friends, and more turned out in force Tuesday afternoon to help Kate Berry cut a ribbon celebrating the opening of her business downtown as a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual (NM). “It was awesome,” Berry said of the event, which was coordinated by the Marshalltown Area ...

Council, supervisors agree on EMS direction, but still have ‘long ways to go’

March 25, 2026

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series about a joint meeting between the Marshalltown city council and the Marshall County Board of Supervisors regarding the future of EMS in Marshall County.) During a meeting that clocked in at about an hour and 45 minutes but resulted in ...

Grants awarded at annual Community Foundation ceremony

March 25, 2026

Twenty-five Marshall County entities — nonprofits, school districts and cities — were recognized and awarded for their hard work in bettering their communities and serving their clients during the annual Community Foundation of Marshall County (CFMC) grant ceremony on Tuesday evening. ...