The fever was fierce. Fast and furious it spread like a gasoline fire across the US from the west coast to the east coast in late 1896, and then back again in 1897. It soon went global. No mask could contain it, there was no vaccine to control it. It attacked mostly men, single or married, ...
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series about former villages of the 1850s to 1920s. Part one was printed in the June 19 and 20, 2026 “Preserving the Past,” as part of that Times-Republican (T-R) edition. It reported on the defunct villages Biven’s Grove through Liberty. ...
The long-awaited downtown event plaza on the north side of the courthouse along Main Street, a joint venture between the city of Marshalltown and Marshall County, is officially complete and ready to host its first Live After 5 concert tonight with the rock cover band Jake Kemble and Kick ...
Accidents tend to happen during RAGBRAI, and Marshalltown EMS and hospital personnel are getting prepared for thousands of bicycle riders to visit on July 22. The University of Iowa Simulation in Motion - Iowa (SIM-IA) has provided pre-RAGBRAI training along the route during the last five ...
After a lengthy discussion on the matter and a groundswell of support for the Appleberry Farm during the previous meeting on June 22, the Marshalltown City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance to allow the keeping of poultry and domestic fowl during Monday night’s meeting. Once ...
TRAER – If you’re hankering for a pizza in Tama County, you can now officially add Traer Pizza Palace back to your list of restaurant options. “The dough has continued to rise and we're ready to put the pizza in the oven,” restaurant ownership triumphantly posted to social media ...