The City’s new Comprehensive Plan, Reimagine Marshalltown, is scheduled to be finalized by the City Council in July. The plan will serve as a long-range guide for decisions about growth, redevelopment, housing, transportation, parks, public facilities, infrastructure, economic development, ...
In anticipation of the Apgar Family Water Plaza opening on June 6 at 11am in the Linn Creek District, this is part 1 in the final in a series of 3 articles documenting the legacy of the Apgar Family in Marshalltown. For 3 generations the family documented, and therefore preserved, key moments ...
By now, most people have heard that RAGBRAI is coming to Marshalltown on July 22. You may be wondering how you can get involved. One of the easiest ways to show off All Wheels Welcome and Marshalltown Strong is to host riders! Hosting riders at your home can involve as little or as much as ...
This race comes down to one simple question: why are working Americans falling further behind while Washington insiders and special interests keep getting richer and more powerful? Iowans are facing harsh economic realities created or enabled by government policies. Inflation has crushed ...
Twenty years ago, social media promised to bring us closer together. While we quickly embraced that technology, only later did we begin to understand its costs, especially for children. We now stand at a similar crossroads with artificial intelligence, but the stakes are even higher. Tools ...
Coincident with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence is the 250th anniversary of the publication of “The TheNations.” The full title of Scotsman Adam Smith’s book, published in 1776, is “An Inquiry into the Nature and ...