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Council considers data center regulations, proposed amendments

(Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series on Monday night’s Marshalltown city council meeting and the ongoing debate over data center regulations in the community.) After a brief update and public hearing on the Public Housing Agency (PHA) Fiscal Year 2026 review with Housing ...

Emergency Food Box sees increase in clients served

More and more Iowans are utilizing food banks across the state, and the same is true for the Emergency Food Box in Marshalltown. In 2023, the Emergency Food Box (EFB) was serving roughly 400 families per month. Now they are up to 500 families, or 1,900 people, according to Co-chairs Conny ...

DAILY RECORD

Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 27 • Harley Dean Ferch made an initial appearance on a violation of parole charge. Mark Olberding is appointed as counsel. The parole revocation hearing will be scheduled by the Administrative Law Judge. Ferch is being held without bond. • Jose De Jesus Sanchez Soberanis made an initial appearance on a controlled substance violation charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is set at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 6. A substance abuse evaluation is ordered with the results submitted to the court. • ...

Nearly half of Iowa corn acres harvested

Soybean harvest across Iowa has picked up after a slow start to harvest season and is now 6 percentage points behind the five-year average harvest, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Seventy-eight percent of soybeans have been ...

The Gladbrook Nook coffee shop soft opens Oct. 31

GLADBROOK — “Stay awhile — relax and feel right at home” is the motto of the soon-to-open The Gladbrook Nook, located at 315 2nd St. Its 22-year-old proprietor Rachel Miner is eager to open the doors for a soft opening Saturday during trick-or-treating (5 p.m. to 8 p.m.), with a ...