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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

July 30 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 12:30 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. Technology Help, Marshalltown Library, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Marshalltown Cruise Night, Wayward Social, 5 p.m. Gutter Point Summer Music - Luke Fox, Wayward Social, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Live & Local - Orquestra Alto Maiz, Leonard Grimes Amphitheater, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Marshalltown HMA crack and joint sealing areas for Wednesday

Street preservation work in the form of HMA crack sealing continues on July 29 at: North Seventh Avenue from East State Street to Woodbury Street. During this time, residential roads may be closed to thru traffic. Local access will be coordinated on-site, as needed. Typical working hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

ALMANAC

LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on July 28, 2026. Corn: $4.13 Soybeans: $11.70 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 87 Yesterday's Low 72 Last High 88 Last Low 72 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.00 inches Year-to-date 27.99 inches Last year-to-date 28.24 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 29.90 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 6:03 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 8:33 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 10.51 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)

President Trump has long been fixated on birthright citizenship, the longstanding constitutional guarantee that nearly all children born on American soil are automatically American citizens. In his first term, he floated the idea of ending birthright citizenship through executive fiat. And on the first day of his second term, he signed an executive order seeking to do just that, carving out new exceptions including children born to parents who are in the United States either temporarily or without legal status. The executive order was immediately challenged, and last month, the Supreme ...

Road Closure

The Marshall County Road Department has closed a portion of Meyer Avenue from S75 to Clinton Street in Albion as of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday until 4 p.m. on July 30 to complete road repairs. For more information call the Road Department at 641-754-6343.

Marshall County notice of National Opioid Settlement funding opportunity

Marshall County Attorney Jordan Gaffney announces that service providers within Marshall County providing prevention, treatment and recovery services to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic may once again apply for grants to implement and expand services. “The opportunities presented by the opioid settlement funds are the kinds of things that arise only once in a generation. The opioid crisis left behind and continues to leave behind devastation and tragedy in its wake. With this funding, we are able to fight back by strengthening our greatest asset in Marshall County: our ...