Aug. 22 Yoga in the Park - West End Park, 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Farmers Market - Cartwright Downtown Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Binford House - Women's Suffrage Celebration, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Emerson Bridge & Ann C. Keyser Trailhead Grand Opening, 802 3rd-6th St., 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on Aug. 20, 2026. Corn: $4.36 - 4.50 Soybeans: $11.86 - 11.98 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 85 Yesterday's Low 59 Last High 85 Last Low 68 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.00 inches Year-to-date 33.26 inches Last year-to-date 33.76 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 29.95 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 6:26 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 8:02 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 10.85 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)
The world is sleepwalking into a new nuclear arms race. As arms-control treaties hashed out over decades lapse, countries that formerly rejected possessing nuclear weapons are starting to reconsider. The Doomsday Clock is set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to the symbolic hour of the apocalypse. The United States and Russia, which control 86 percent of the world’s nuclear arsenal, are without an arms-limitation treaty for the first time since 1972. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and extended under President ...
AMES — City and county staff, elected officials and economic development professionals can learn about local planning and permitting considerations associated with utility-scale renewable energy projects during a Sept. 24 workshop in Marshalltown. The workshop also is open to the public. The Iowa Reliable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning collaborative, known as Iowa R-STEP, will offer the workshop from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 24, in Meeting Room B at the Marshalltown Public Library, 105 W. Boone St. The event is co-hosted by Region 6 Resource Partners. The ...
FAYETTE, Mo. — A new full-tuition scholarship will soon be available for qualifying pre-med students at Central Methodist University, thanks to the generosity of Dr. Carl and Catherine Lester. The Dr. Carl O & Catherine A Lester Pre-Med Scholarship Fund will be fully-funded in three years and is just a part of the Lesters’ legacy of support that demonstrates Dr. Lester’s commitment to Central and his profession as an orthopedic surgeon. “I am proud to be a Central Methodist grad from the pre-med program,” said Dr. Lester, who graduated from then-Central College in 1961. “I ...
Iowa Valley Community College District brought together faculty and staff from Marshalltown Community College, Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Valley Grinnell and Business & Community Solutions Tuesday for its annual Iowa Valley Day, held ahead of the fall semester. The event included the presentation of the Iowa Valley Impact Awards and Ambassador of the Year honors, along with recognition of employees reaching service milestones. • Lifelong Learning Award: Mike Rottink Professor Rottink, ECC, received the Lifelong Learning Award for reviving theatre at ECC’s Hamilton Auditorium ...