Lt. Tricia Thein was humbled to learn she was named the Marshalltown Police Department’s Employee of the Year for 2022. “Nothing in law enforcement is ever an individual effort,” she said. “I work with some wonderful people who are in it for the right reasons.” Thein, who ...
Beginning Monday, the Times-Republican will be delivered by the US Postal Service, adding more than half of our subscriber base to mail routes. While this does mean some newspapers will not arrive as early in the day as we have tried to deliver it, the T-R will arrive conveniently, reliably and securely with the rest of your mail. If you want to get a jumpstart on reading your news, a subscription allows unlimited access to our website, which includes a digital replica of the newspaper. This decision is not one we have made lightly. Many publications have relied on mail service for ...
The 2022 planting season has been off to a somewhat slow start with cold temperatures and damp conditions stretching through April, but planting is now in full swing for local farmers as the past week’s warm days set the scene for productivity. Decker Mann, along with his dad, uncle, ...
Serving as a law enforcement officer is an honorable and noble endeavor. It has been a blessing to serve for nearly thirty years in this profession. A lot has changed but what has remained the same drives officers to keep serving. Every day, officers come to work not quite knowing what the day will hold. Every day, they learn something new. Every day, they have the opportunity to help the community. This career is a great adventure. May 15-21 is National Police Week. May 15 is National Police Officer Memorial Day. This is an excellent time to reflect upon those law enforcement ...
A vehicle was stolen from a field near the 2200 mile marker of Luray Road on Wednesday night. According to Marshall County Sheriff Joel Phillips, the silver 2010 Chevrolet Silverado truck was parked in a field with the keys in the ignition and the vehicle was reported stolen a little after 10 p.m. “Usually with something like this, it’s somebody that’s from the area or their vehicle broke down so they look for a different way, or a different means for transportation. It happens more often than we would like,” Phillips said. The truck has not been recovered yet, though Phillips ...
LOS ANGELES — Joseph Kosinski saw “Top Gun” at the Orpheum Theater in 1986, and even though he was only 12 years old at the time, the experience “blew him away” — or took his breath away, to steal a line from the iconic Berlin song on the soundtrack — and left an indelible mark ...
