Compost will be closing for the season in Marshalltown, on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m.

CONRAD — The BCLUW girls’ basketball team improved to 2-0 with Tuesday’s 39-38 victory over Union Community. The Comets trailed by five at halftime before outscoring the Knights 26-20 after the break. Allison Engle led BCLUW with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Chloe Walters finished ...

AMES — Aubrey Joens hit 5 3-pointers for the second-straight game and increased her career best to 21 points to lead No. 14 Iowa State to a 96-55 win over Southern on Sunday. Big sister Ashley Joens added 16 points, Lexi Donarski 15 and Nyamer Diew 13 off the bench for the ISU (4-0). Emily ...

Funeral services for Xavior Harrelson were held at Journey Church in Marshalltown on Saturday. Harrelson was 10 years old when he went missing from his Montezuma home on May 27, and his remains were found over four months later. A cause of death has not yet been released.

The Unitarian Fellowship of Marshalltown presented the first of three $500 checks to the Marshalltown Police and Community Team (MPACT) at the police and fire station on Friday afternoon. Pictured, from left to right, are Les Davis of the Unitarian Fellowship, Darcy Andersen of MPACT, Bob Moore ...

Joann Kay Wacha, 81, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021, under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, October 29, 2021, at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. ...