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Marshall County winner in statewide ISave 529 summer giveaway

DES MOINES — State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating Josiah P. as the Marshall County winner of a $529 contribution to an ISave 529 account through the statewide summer giveaway. With another giveaway now underway, Smith is encouraging families to enter for their own chance to jump-start their education savings. "This summer, we set out to give a child in every one of Iowa's 99 counties a boost toward their future," said Smith. "I'm excited to congratulate Josiah and their family on representing Marshall County. Whether these funds are someday used for college, an apprenticeship or ...

Prep Sports Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 19 Volleyball West Marshall at Ballard Tournament, 8:30 a.m. BCLUW and GMG at Gladbrook-Reinbeck Tournament, 9 a.m. Girls Swimming Marshalltown hosts Bobcat Invite, diving at 9:30 a.m., swimming at 12:30 p.m. Cross Country Marshalltown at Heartland Classic, 10:10 a.m. at Central College at Pella Men’s Soccer MCC at Northeast, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 Monday, Sept. 21 Boys Golf Marshalltown at Valley Classic, 10 a.m. at Willow Creek Golf Course, West Des Moines Girls Tennis Union and South Hardin at South Tama, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 Cross ...

UNI receives regents’ approval to form center housing Grassley papers

The University of Northern Iowa is furthering its work into civic education and stewardship of historical government resources through two centers, one created from a directive by the Iowa Board of Regents and the other approved by it Thursday. The board of regents approved the formation of a ...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sept. 19 Iowa Class ACC Sanctioned Cribbage Tournament, Rock Island Inn & Suites, 3303 S. Center St., All Day beginning at 7 a.m. Farmers Market - Cartwright Downtown Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon Friends of the Library Book Sale, Marshalltown Public Library, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free Kids' Art Class, Hope United Methodist Church, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Trap Shoot, Marshall County Gun Club, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Family Free Play, Melbourne Public Library, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20 Friends of the Library $1 Bag Book Sale, Marshalltown Library, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. High Tea at the Historic ...

ALMANAC

LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on Sept. 17, 2026. Corn: $4.85 Soybeans: $12.69 - 12.71 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 67 Yesterday's Low 58 Last High 78 Last Low 60 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.38 inches Year-to-date 36.70 inches Last year-to-date 33.97 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 30.22 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 6:56 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 7:15 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 10.37 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)

GRINNELL — The Stewart Gallery in the Grinnell Arts Center welcomes the first comprehensive exhibition of a collection of 1999 portraits of members of the Meskwaki Nation by Mt. Vernon-based photographer Robert Campagna. This exhibition, A Moment in Time: Portraits of the Meskwaki at the Turn of the 21st Century, is a collaborative project between the Meskwaki Historic Preservation Department, Campagna and the Grinnell Area Arts Council. The project carries historical significance in relationship to early twentieth-century photographs of the Meskwaki people, including those taken by ...