I find it humorous that Todd Casady’s counter to any negative comments regarding Stone Sanitation relocating on Iowa Ave. is how many properties they own and how much they are worth. That tells me a lot. It’s “I don’t care about you because I am the big cheese.” Marshalltown has an ...

A wonderful organ concert was enjoyed by a large audience at Hope United Methodist Church last Tuesday evening. Prior to the concert, an announcement was made that indicated my efforts had brought the organ to that church. The compliment was generous and appreciated, but in truth should ...

This book starts out by God having Isaiah’s attention, he is keenly listening. God has been talking about the Spiritual condition of the Jewish people. Isaiah is well aware of their sinfulness, he sees it everywhere. His heart is hurting because of the choices his people make. When God ...

Why is it that when the city fails to meet a budget the property owners are always put on the hook? Maybe the city should learn to live within their means like us property owners have to. We don’t have the authority to tax people like the city does, we have to be responsible to pay our bills ...

It looks like some members of the Iowa House and Senate are finally listening to rural Iowans and our concerns about proposed CO2 pipelines. Because so many concerned citizens have turned out at meeting after meeting and hearing after hearing to show their opposition, some legislators seem to ...

The Marshalltown Public Library serves many purposes: meeting rooms, computer use, genealogy research, speakers and a myriad of services. Primarily, we go there for the large book selections for both adults and children. Magazines and newspapers are a small part of the total collection, and we ...