The other day, while driving Interstate 35, we noticed a coyote standing in the ditch waiting to cross the road. It looked South, then North, then South again. The road was busy with traffic, and I said, “Turn around, buddy!” I’d like to think I can talk to animals, because he did ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN Indicating that both major parties have issues, Republican candidate Shane Heintz of Nevada told the Marshall County Pachyderm Herd on Friday that people should be willing to fix them. When he started his campaign and gathered petition signatures to get on the ballot for ...
The filing deadline for county offices officially passed at 5 p.m. on Friday, and a total of five Republican candidates — including all three incumbents — have filed to run for seats on the Marshall County Board of Supervisors along with one Democrat. According to information provided by ...
Over the last few years, conversations among local leaders have been ongoing about the future of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Marshall County as the current provider, UnityPoint Health — Marshalltown, has reported losing approximately $1 million a year on EMS. In 2025, the Marshalltown ...
Some called him the “Patron Saint of Libraries,” but most knew him as Andrew Carnegie. An immigrant whose formal education ended in his adolescence, Carnegie became an autodidact who valued the resource of a lended book. The richest man alive, at one point, Carnegie funded and built ...
Marshall County continues to be a leader in properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). To date, 18 are listed — ranging from barns to a blacksmith shop to a county courthouse. In February, the Mowry-Irvine Mansion (MIM), originally owned by the late Fred Grumme, ...