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‘Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America’

Agriculture and Iowa history are hand-in-glove. Fittingly, author, farmer and journalist Beth Hoffman will discuss efforts to grow food profitably on a Iowa farm during the Sept. 8, 5 p.m. “History on Second Tuesday” event at the Marshalltown Public Library. The event is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Marshall County and Humanities Iowa. Hoffman and husband John Hogeland were living in San Francisco but Hoffman wanted to put into practice her ideas of sustainable agriculture and moved to Lovilia. She will discuss the challenges of growing crops and raising ...

New guide shows how home gardeners can boost soil health with cover crops

AMES — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulture specialists have shared a new publication designed to help gardeners improve soil fertility, structure and the overall garden microbiome. “Cover Crops for Home Vegetable Gardens” is available on the ISU Extension Store at no cost. Continuous vegetable gardening can deplete soil productivity over time. Publication authors Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture specialist, and Ajay Nair, professor and chair of the Department of Horticulture and extension vegetable production specialist, note that while traditional ...

YMCA-YWCA announces its sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program

The Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA announces its sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age or disability. Child care participants who are members of FIP or SNAP households or who are Head Start participants are automatically eligible to receive free meals. Adult care participants who are members of SNAP households who are SSI or Medicaid participants are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits. Meals are available at no separate charge to ...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sept. 2 Morning cards, Senior Citizens Center, 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Speaker Cancer Awareness, Senior Citizens Center, 11 a.m. to Noon Afternoon Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Farmers Market, Cartwright Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Youth Group "Where Everyone Belongs" Hope United Methodist Church, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

ALMANAC

LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on Aug. 31, 2026. Corn: $4.77 - 4.88 Soybeans: $12.48 - 12.60 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 90 Yesterday's Low 73 Last High 78 Last Low 62 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.07 inches Year-to-date 33.71 inches Last year-to-date 33.88 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 29.88 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 6:38 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 7:44 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 9.96 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)

Iowa River Hospice mower raffle

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO As part of the upcoming annual Iowa River Hospice fundraiser golf tournament at Oakwood in Conrad on Sept. 11, a zero-turn mower donated in memory of the late Dr. James Heddens through Central Iowa Farm Store will be raffled off. "(It's) a generous donation by both the ...