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2026-27 Poetry Out Loud announced

IOWA CITY — This school year, Humanities Iowa and the University of Iowa Office of Community Engagement invite Iowa high school students to participate in Poetry Out Loud, a dynamic poetry recitation competition designed to improve public speaking skills, build confidence and teach students about literary history and contemporary life. “Poetry Out Loud inspires students to explore poetry while developing skills that serve them in the classroom and beyond,” said Leslie Finer, director of Arts & Humanities at the University of Iowa Office of Community Engagement. “We encourage ...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sept. 21 Friends of the Library Book Sale, Marshalltown Library, ($1 admission, all items free), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 207 E. Church St., 9 a.m. to noon Coffee & Conversation, Le Grand Public Library, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Mugs and Mamas (Moms Support Group), Guiding Star-Marshalltown, 2501 S. Center St., Suite M, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Cribbage, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LEGO Club at Melbourne Public Library, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ALMANAC

LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on Sept. 18, 2026. Corn: $4.82 Soybeans: $12.38 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 75 Yesterday's Low 65 Last High 74 Last Low 59 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.17 inches Year-to-date 36.87 inches Last year-to-date 35.11 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 30.06 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 6:57 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 7:13 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 10.9 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)

Marshalltown Feral Support to host community potluck

Marshalltown Feral Support is inviting the community to a potluck luncheon to spread awareness from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the Arts and Civic Center. The luncheon will be celebrating more than 500 surgeries performed by Central Iowa Veterinary Service in Melbourne since Oct. 4, 2022. There will be limited seating, but food and beverages will be provided until 2 p.m. Organizers are working on holding a silent auction during the event. This year at Marshalltown Feral Support: In April with a goal of 38 cats - 31 were caught and 23 fixed In May, the goal was 36, caught 48 and ...

Rush-ian Roulette

Russian roulette is a potentially fatal “game” of chance. The Klondike Gold Rush might have been almost as dangerous a game for many of its participants. Some lost a great deal of money, some their health, and for some, it cost them their lives. It has been described as a “massive ...

Past Times: Women of the Moose formed in 1941

Editor's Note: This is the second article in a series of four about Marshall County's and Marshalltown's fraternal lodges – the Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM), Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Knights of Columbus (KC), and Moose Fraternity (MF). All contributed to the city and ...