After a few tough years, the Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) has had a turnaround in hiring new employees. There are 18 open MCSD teaching positions, and there were 23 at the same time last year. The district has not been the only public school struggling with hiring new staff. ...
A transition time is approaching for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere of Earth. It is the inevitable seasonal change. Day lengths are going to get noticeably shorter, and yes, air temperatures will begin to decline a bit and even provide us with a bite of cold. September is ...
After three months, the wait is over for the Scott Swartz murder bench trial. On Friday afternoon, Scott Swartz, 47, was found guilty of second-degree murder. He was accused of murdering his father, 78-year-old Paul Swartz, in January of 2023. On Jan. 7, 2023, the Marshalltown Police ...
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man who was found in the roadway on North 12th Avenue with “traumatic injuries” early Saturday morning after an investigation by the Marshalltown Police Department and the Iowa DCI. At 5:45 a.m. Saturday, public safety ...
During the public comment portion of Wednesday morning’s meeting, Mark Appelgate, who resides just north of Marshalltown on Prairie Avenue, asked the Marshall County Board of Supervisors to consider a speed limit adjustment near his home. As he explained, the posted limit of 35 miles per ...
TOLEDO — Since 2022, wind energy has been one of the main topics of concern among citizens in attendance at the weekly meetings of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. And now, according to information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, it appears that the same ...