Where is the home of the best burger? With the help of the Iowa Beef and New York Beef Councils, that exact question has finally been answered. Each state sent forth its best burger to compete in a burger battle competition. On June 6, this intense bragging rights competition began. Burger ...

One of Iowa Veterans Home Commandant Matthew Peterson’s favorite aspects of his job is hearing from local individuals and businesses who approach him with one simple question — how can we help? Brooks Dechant, a Navy veteran from the Cedar Rapids area who works for Quaker Oats, is one of ...

When city councilor Mike Ladehoff visited the recent Holocaust exhibit at the Marshalltown Public Library, one of the biggest lessons he took away was how much more Americans could have done to resettle displaced European Jews. Now that a new refugee crisis is rapidly emerging as a result of ...

On Monday night, the Marshalltown city council voted 5-2 to table a resolution on adopting a citywide compost fee until its July 11 meeting. The proposed fee would place a $1.50 per month charge on Marshalltown Water Works bills for all customers. During the last council meeting, a motion ...

If box office numbers are any indication, moviegoers around the world have caught “Top Gun: Maverick” fever, but the phenomenon has been particularly strong in Marshalltown, the hometown of director Joseph Kosinski. Locals were already over the moon about the fact that a native son had ...

Daniel Selby has sampled multiple careers throughout his life, including acting, modeling and singing, but over the years, he has found where his true passion lies — writing and home healthcare. Selby currently lives in Marshalltown, but that isn’t where his story begins. He was born and ...