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Voting equipment jam triggers recount

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors called an emergency session on Wednesday morning at the election center after some voting equipment jammed while tabulating primary results Tuesday night. According to County Auditor/Recorder Nan Benson, seven total ballots across five precincts — State Center, Le Grand, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Miller Middle School and the YMCA — were counted twice due to the malfunction, but due to the margins of victory, the outcomes of races will not be affected. Still, she said, it’s important that the OpenElect Voting Optical Scan (OVO) numbers at ...

Heil, Hibbs win big in GOP Supervisor primary

A pair of newcomers sailed to victory in the Republican primary for the Marshall County Board of Supervisors and unseated three-term incumbent Dave Thompson, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night. Current Marshall County Treasurer Jarret Heil was the top vote getter in the ...

School board reviews audit, OKs new student activities

The Marshalltown Community School District board of education had a busy agenda at the regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, which included a review of the financial statement audit for fiscal year 2021 and the approval of four new student activities and increased meal prices. All ...

UnityPoint-Marshalltown earns prestigious wound care recognition

TIMES-REPUBLICAN In keeping with what has quickly become a tradition over the past few years, the UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Wound Clinic has been honored yet again with multiple awards including the Center of Distinction Award, Center of Excellence Award, President’s Circle Award, and ...

Thomas picks Tritons for hoops future

Wednesday’s moment was a long time coming for Marshalltown ’22 graduate Armonniey Thomas. The boys’ basketball star and now two–time Times-Republican All-Area Player of the Year, Thomas finally decided on and announced his future basketball home on Wednesday, signing for the Iowa ...

Over 1,000 absentee ballots requested ahead of primary

With primary day just around the corner and a pair of contested Republican primaries unfolding locally, the Marshall County Auditor’s Office has received just over 1,000 requests for absentee ballots thus far. Jessie Chizek, the assistant/deputy auditor and recorder, said the number ...