Times-Republican

Mechdyne donates $5,000 to PLTW

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:18 EDT

The Project Lead the Way program at Marshalltown High School has continued its momentum with a $5,000 grant from local company Mechdyne. Several other area companies have already donated to the effort.

Legislative forum Saturday at library

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:54:34 EDT

The Marshalltown Education Association will be presenting a legislative breakfast and forum from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday (May 18) at the Marshalltown Public Library. Sen. Steve Sodders, D-State Center, and Re.

Watching the derby with my daughter

Tue, 7 May 2013 15:45:11 EDT

This was the first year that I made an attempt to teach our 4-year-old daughter about the Kentucky Derby.

Grassley in Marshalltown Thursday

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:50:26 EDT

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, will be making a stop in Marshalltown for a town hall forum at 11 a.m. Thursday (May 2) in Dejardin Hall at Marshalltown Community College. Grassley will take questions from the public during the forum.

Had higher hopes for 'Mad Men'

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:42:07 EDT

The sixth season of AMC's "Mad Men" is now three weeks old and I have to admit it hasn't hooked me in just yet like it has in the past. I think the third episode was the best of all three, but that's not saying much.