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zNewsletter Sunday

Marshall County landfill goes solar

Visitors to the Marshall County Landfill will likely notice a few large, shiny new additions on the property the next time they come by, and before long, these solar arrays will be producing enough electricity to power the entire facility. Don Ballalatak, the manager at the landfill, said ...

Bigger, better Best of the Best contest launches

In Best of the Best, the Times-Republican’s annual readers’ choice awards, voters have the last word. For years, Marshalltown residents have looked forward to voting in the Best of the Best contest to support their favorite local businesses and businesspeople. It’s the biggest contest ...

UnityPoint celebrates hospital relocation with ribbon cutting ceremony

When UnityPoint Health — Waterloo President and CEO Pam Delagardelle led the charge to acquire Central Iowa Healthcare in 2017 and bring Marshalltown into the fold of the larger organization, her reasoning was simple. “The thought of this size of community not having a hospital and ...

Hinson talks inflation, ag issues during town hall at MCC

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) covered a wide range of topics during a town hall meeting held on the campus of Marshalltown Community College (MCC) on Thursday, but she kept returning to one overarching message. For most American families, life under President Joe Biden is less affordable ...

Library introduces social worker program

Jennifer Ford was listening to a National Public Radio (NPR) story about the Davenport Public Library bringing on a social worker, and she instantly thought Marshalltown could benefit from something similar. Ford, who is a social worker herself at Iowa River Hospice, approached her boss, ...

Eight arrested in drug task force warrant sweep

The Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force, in cooperation with the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), executed search warrants for wanted persons in Marshalltown on Wednesday, resulting in the arrest of six individuals in Marshalltown and two others in ...