Jorge Oscar Sanchez Vasquez was granted a deferred adjudication last Friday by Judge Kathryn Austin. In December, Sanchez Vasquez, 43, was found guilty of first-degree election misconduct - vote fraud, a Class D felony, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $7,500 ...
Declaring that a citizen was “targeted because he criticized the police department and city leadership,” a federal judge has ruled that the City of Newton violated the rights of a critic by twice having the man arrested at city council meetings. The decision means that Noah Petersen’s ...
What do you get when you combine the classic science fiction in “Star Wars” with the beloved fantasy of “The Princess Bride?” You get “Space Princess Wars.” The Marshalltown Community Theater brought the play for the first time to the Miller Middle School stage. Even though the ...
HAVERHILL — Early mornings, late nights, manual labor and economic uncertainties come with the territory when you’re a farmer. But the passion for the work is what has kept Mark Ohrt raising Hereford cattle since 1974. He was recently inducted into the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association ...
DES MOINES - Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (IMMJ) held their yearly event at the Iowa State Capitol rotunda Wednesday, Feb. 18. Each day during the legislative session the Capitol rotunda is reserved for a rotation of statewide organizations who showcase their work through displays, ...
TOLEDO - In stark contrast to last week’s meeting, only about seven people showed up for last Monday’s Tama County Supervisors Meeting. Although the popular subject of public health was touched on briefly by one citizen during public comments, the supervisors had other items on their agenda ...