Many parents in school districts across the country have been requesting that books concerning topics like race and gender identity be removed from libraries and curriculums, but to this point, the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) has not encountered these issues. MCSD Director ...

The Marshalltown Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee discussed some possible upcoming projects including a new splash park and improvements at Riverview Park during a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday. The city council is still in the process of approving budgets, so none of the ...

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors officially authorized American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) expenditures of over $1.2 million and tabled or rejected others that had been recommended by the county’s ARPA committee during Tuesday morning’s regular meeting. By a wide margin, the largest ...

The Marshalltown city council approved using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to cover the city’s General Fund deficit of $231,504 for the current fiscal year during Monday’s regular meeting. City Finance Director Diana Steiner brought an additional deficit to the attention of the ...

GARWIN — A month after a water pipe break caused major damage at the GMG Secondary school in Garwin, steady progress has been made toward returning students to 100 percent in-person learning by Mar. 6. On Jan. 7, Secondary Principal Jaimie Gargas and teacher Tiya Montano discovered a ...

Weekday mornings have gotten a little brighter for both students and teachers at Marshalltown High School (MHS) this semester with the opening of the student run Bobcat Coffee. Bright and early on Wednesday morning, senior Jose Nuñez and junior Moo Taw began setting up shop with the ...