The winter months in Iowa can be hard on everyone, but they’re especially difficult for those who find themselves without a place to live. While efforts to get a homeless shelter off the ground and operational in Marshalltown are ongoing, the Mid-Iowa Triumph Recovery Center (MITRC), located ...
Winter’s season has pounced upon us, reminding us of who is in charge of the weather. Mother Nature has transformed the landscape into a bright white layer of the new snowflake dominated moisture. It is beautiful to look at, and is not an unexpected outcome of living in a Midwest location ...
TAMA — After months of searching for the right candidate, the Tama-Toledo Christian School (TTCS) has a new leader following the recent hiring of administrator Tana Whitton of Ankeny and formerly of Las Vegas. “Local people were approached but they weren’t able to do it. [But] God is ...
An October challenge issued by the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Marshalltown culminated in a hilarious Facebook live stream on Thursday. The challenge issued by Executive Director Austin Gillis was to raise $100,000 by Dec. 31. If the public was able to do that, he would eat a can of pet ...
T-R PHOTO BY RHONDA JAMES For the second year in a row, the Times-Republican has donated a portion of the proceeds from the Sheriff’s Calendar to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office’s “Shop with a Cop” program. Pictured are Sheriff Joel Phillips, left, and T-R Managing Editor Robert ...
The late President Jimmy Carter was known for his plain speaking, humility and possessing the common touch. His unlikely rise from peanut farmer to Commander in Chief and post-White House work with Habitat for Humanity is sure to inspire generations to come. Jon Muller, who has lived and ...