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Powerful Tools for Caregivers virtual series begins Oct. 5

AMES — Family caregiving is a growing responsibility for many Americans. Nearly 39% of U.S. adults provide care for a family member or friend with a chronic health condition. While caregiving can be rewarding, it often brings challenges that may affect caregivers' physical health, emotional well-being and overall life satisfaction. “Caregiving can be stressful, and many caregivers struggle to find the support they need,” said Barbara Dunn Swanson, health and human sciences educator with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. To help address these challenges, ISU ...

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LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on Sept. 15, 2026. Corn: $4.85 - 4.86 Soybeans: $12.68 - 12.70 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 70 Yesterday's Low 54 Last High 89 Last Low 69 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.20 inches Year-to-date 35.54 inches Last year-to-date 33.97 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 30.11 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 6:53 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 7:18 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 9.99 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sept. 17 TOPS 1440, Nazareth Church Fellowship Hall-Corner of Center Street and South Street, Weigh-in is 8 a.m., Meeting is 8:30 a.m. Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 9 a.m. to noon Foot Care Clinic, Senior Citizens Center, 10 a.m. to noon Digital Literacy Class, IowaWORKS Marshalltown, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MHS Alumni Group, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. to 3 p..m. Bunco, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Marshalltown Cruise Night, Culver's, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Food Waste Management with Marshall County Landfill, Marshalltown Library, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Grace ...

Hy-Vee launching monthly event to support senior health and wellness

WEST DES MOINES — Hy-Vee stores are introducing Senior Wellness Day, a new monthly event to support local seniors by providing them with important information from Hy-Vee’s health and wellness experts. During each Senior Wellness Day event, Hy-Vee’s registered pharmacists and dietitians will provide information about timely health topics including vaccines, staying healthy during the flu season, and enrolling for health insurance. Senior Wellness Day attendees 60 or older can enjoy a $5 Balanced Plate breakfast, free coffee, 10% off vitamins and more. Senior Wellness Day is a ...

Editorial roundup: The Wall Street Journal on the growing rift between Democrats and John Fetterman

The price of dissenting from orthodoxy in Washington these days is high—if you’re a Democrat. If you’re a Republican who supports higher taxes or Big Labor, you’re hailed as a free-thinker. But a Democrat who dissents on Israel becomes Public Enemy Number 2 after Donald Trump. That’s the treatment now descending on Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, as former aides and fellow Democrats feed stories intended to drive him from the Senate. Sources who decline to be identified say he neglects semiofficial duties such as constituent meetings, committee hearings and public funerals, ...

YMCA-YWCA Annual Campaign helps the Y strengthen the community

The Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA has launched its 2026 Annual Campaign with a goal to raise $150,000. The Y Annual Campaign helps provide access to the Y facilities and programs and for those in need in the community, especially youth. No one is ever turned away from the Y for the inability to pay and the Annual Campaign ensures this fact. It also helps the Y provide programs such as LIVESTRONG for cancer survivors and more programs to strengthen Marshalltown. Chairs of the 2026 Y Annual Campaign are Patty and Jim Bowman, who have been active members of the Y and Jim has served on the Y ...