What an amazing night at the City of Marshalltown’s Open House on Oct. 22! Downtown building and business owners came together, brainstorming creative ways to keep access flowing during the upcoming Main Street Reconstruction—and it’s exactly the kind of energy we need to make this ...

Last Friday’s letter to the editor author asked about auditor/recorder candidate Joel Oliva’s education and work experience and why he has settled in Marshalltown. Because I know and like him, let me answer her questions. Born and reared in Idaho, Joel was a high school athlete, playing ...

Products arrived damaged and moldy. Equipment was unserviceable and poorly packaged. The shelf life on some items already expired. Other parts were delivered in the incorrect packaging. These aren’t poor product reviews for a shady seller left by dissatisfied customers on Amazon, but ...

I watched a TV show several months back that had some retired men talking. They talked about how many of their peers were of bad health because they spent their whole life chasing success in their careers at the expense of their own bodies. That really hit home for me and reinforced some ...

In 2025, Miller Middle School will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Originally established as Marshalltown High School, the building has served many roles over the decades — from Marshalltown Community College to Miller Junior High School — before becoming the middle school we know today, ...

On Saturday August 10th, the Iowa State Fair set an all-time single-day attendance record — more than 128,000 people walked through the gates to spend quality time with family, friends, and neighbors and participate in this time-honored Iowa tradition. In total, over 1.1 million people made ...