A library is more than a repository for books. It’s a living, breathing entity representative of a community’s desire to learn and become more engaged. In 2015, voters in Marshalltown were asked to approve a levy that would increase the library’s outreach and program offerings, expand ...

Living in Marshalltown, we have experienced meaningful opportunities for involvement and are proud to have made this our home. We choose this community to be where we work and raise our daughter. We choose to live here because we feel a greater sense of community and hope for the future of ...

We would like to voice support for Gabe Isom for reelection to the Marshalltown City Council. Gabe has been a constant advocate for progress in our community, helping to drive both important business issues that affect small and large businesses alike, supporting community events, and moving ...

The condition of our roads is not the single biggest problem facing Marshalltown. In fact, our biggest challenge is the ability to attract, retain, and develop the taxpayers that we need to be able to pay for our roads! We need doctors, teachers, engineers, business owners, employees, retirees, ...

It seems obvious that our City Administration does not understand voter rejection of increased utility fees. Spending money for street cameras instead of fully funding the library or doing more street repair is ludicrous. If speed camera revenue is earmarked for law enforcement, then maybe ...

I write in support of the Marshalltown Public Library and its excellent director, Sarah Rosenblum. Our library does so much more than provide our citizens free access to books and other reading materials, although the importance of that service cannot be underestimated. The library offers ...