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An Iowa program that deploys conservation practices across an area, rather than one at a time, served as a model for a cover crop adoption program launched by American Farmland Trust. The conservation agriculture group released a guide to help producers follow the “batch and grow” cover crop program, which it said removes barriers, lowers […]
DES MOINES – A little more than a month after earning the crown at the Tama County Fair, Belle Werner of Toledo has added another — this time representing the entire state of Iowa. Werner was crowned the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen last Saturday evening, Aug. 15, on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage […]
Marshall County Courthouse Court Aug. 20 • William Dale Speas made an initial appearance on a possession of a controlled substance-third or subsequent offense charge, a driving while barred charge and a driving under suspension charge. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 28. Bond is set at $7,000 cash only. A […]
The first Rally Around Downtown was held in the Downtown Event Plaza on Thursday night. Close to 100 residents gathered on the Marshall County Courthouse lawn to show their support of the community, the Marshalltown Community School District and watch hard-working students show their skills in the community pep rally. Cheerleaders, band members and dancers […]
ANKENY – Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand spoke with farmers and former Iowa governor and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Wednesday about his plans to support Iowa’s rural and agricultural economies. Vilsack said he was “excited” by Sand’s “innovative” approach that aims to make farms, rather than farmers, work harder. “It’s very […]
CONRAD — Beaman-Conrad-Liscomb-Union-Whitten (BCLUW) students and staff are returning to classes for the 2026-2027 school year on Monday, and they will almost certainly notice some major changes: an approximately $8 million renovation project to transition the district from three to two buildings is mostly complete, with K-6 students attending the elementary building, 7-12 at the […]
“Rodeo” does not just apply to a contest between cowboys and livestock. For the second year in a row, it also applied to a contest of electrical lineman. On Tuesday, some Alliant Energy lineman were training and preparing at the Marshalltown Training Center for tomorrow’s Iowa Lineman Rodeo at the Iowa State Fair in Elwell […]
DES MOINES — As thousands of people descended upon the Iowa State Fairgrounds last Saturday to try various fried foods, take in the entertainment or just simply people watch, Bawnmore Farms of rural Chelsea — owned and operated by Joe and Francine Behounek — were recognized on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage with a […]
Marshall County Courthouse Court Aug. 19 • Charleen Nicole Breckenridge made an initial appearance on two counts of a failure to appear for a pre-trial conference before a jury trial charge. The pre-trial conference is rescheduled for 9 a.m. on Sept. 4 with the jury trial rescheduled for 9 a.m. on Sept. 17. Bond is […]
NEVADA — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand did more listening than talking Tuesday during a meeting with members of Iowa’s ethanol industry at Lincolnway Energy in Nevada. Sand participated in a briefing and toured the biorefinery, which came online in 20o6, as part of his 100 Town Hall Tour. There are currently 42 operational biorefineries […]
Six members of the crew of the USS Iowa SSN-797, a Virginia-class submarine officially commissioned in 2025 and home ported in Groton, Conn., visited the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown on Wednesday morning to tour the facility, answer questions from residents and enjoy lunch in the cafeteria. They were joined by Iowa Navy veterans Richard […]
GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District invites students, families, alumni, staff, and community members to celebrate an exciting milestone as we officially break ground on the future of our Secondary School next week. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place on the first day of the 2026-27 school year, Monday, Aug. 24, from 8:15 […]
Maggie Parks of Garwin spent 35 years teaching art in the area public schools, earning countless awards and accolades along the way. Although she retired from Marshalltown Community School District at the end of the 2025-26 school year, she’s returning to teaching this fall as the newly hired part-time art teacher at St. Francis Catholic […]
Students will once again be roaming the halls of Miller Middle School when the 2026-27 school year starts on Monday, Aug. 24 amidst the ongoing $106 million Reimagine Miller reconstruction project. During the regular Monday meeting, Boyd Jones Director of Education Services and Project Executive Mark Pfister told the Marshalltown School Board the building has […]
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) brought a coalition of elected officials and leaders of veterans hospitals and advocacy organizations together inside the Whitehill Auditorium on the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) campus in Marshalltown on Tuesday morning for a roundtable discussion tailored toward legislative issues regarding veterans […]
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Monday at the Iowa State Fair that the state should do everything it can to prevent illegal voting, including turning over voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice. Bird, who is running for reelection, spoke Monday at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox where she highlighted the work […]
