The Marshalltown High School Class of 1981 held their 45th class reunion June 19-20, 2026. In the top picture left to right, alumni Diana Arment Cardin, Ihla Farell (Kim Keosoff), Rhonda Alman Beyreis and Regina Ream Dinsmore provided volunteer service at the Emergency Food Box. The Class of ...

RED OAK — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, recently announced her Small Business of the Week: Taylor's Maid-Rite of Marshall County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 ...

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds announces her appointment of Ryan Kehm as a District Judge in Judicial District 2B. Kehm, of Fort Dodge, is an attorney at Crimmins & Kehm Law Firm. He received his undergraduate degree from Creighton University and law degree from Creighton University ...

Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller, celebrates more than 40 Years of his annual Christmas concert tour, making it the longest running concert tour in the entertainment industry. Davis said the hallmark tour will make a stop at the Des Moines Civic, at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. ...

WEST DES MOINES — Iowa’s agricultural economy is several years into a downturn, with net farm income falling 53% from 2022 to 2024 as record-high input costs, depressed grain markets and trade uncertainty put mounting pressure on farmers, rural businesses and communities, according to a new ...

BOONE — A road and parking lot resurfacing project will close all access to Ledges State Park, including the campground, hiking trails, all roads and parking lots, beginning Aug. 3. Vehicle traffic on Canyon Drive and Lower Ledges Road will be closed beginning July 22, to allow the contractor ...