TRAER – Just in time for high school football season, Traer’s water tower will soon sport a fresh Redhawk-themed paint scheme as part of a restoration project. “Work on the Traer water town has started,” Traer Municipal Utilities (TMU) General Manager Eric McEwen told the newspaper ...
The weeklong attempted murder trial of Dewey Perdue ended on Friday, Aug. 14 with the 12-person jury finding him not guilty on all counts. Perdue, 70, of Marshalltown, was arrested in Bondurant in Sept. 23, 2025 after being considered at-large and wanted in connection to the Sept. 20, 2025 shooting of two people – Jose Arrendondo and Juan Lopez. He was charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of willful injury causing serious injury and one count of willful injury causing bodily injury. Attorney Jessica Donels, one member of Perdue’s defense team along with Carly ...
The first iteration of Smoking for Recovery last August was such a smashing success that the group behind it, God’s Way Ministry, is making it even bigger and better in year two. Beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 8 p.m., it will include a meat smoking contest, inflatables, baptisms, ...
Flock Safety is tightening privacy and oversight controls for its nationwide network of automated license plate readers as more communities pull back from the technology and lawmakers across the political spectrum push for new restrictions. The company announced Thursday that it will ...
The Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown’s Draws for Paws fundraiser returns for the sixth year Saturday, Aug. 29 from noon to 6 p.m. August 17 is the deadline to register to guarantee a t-shirt to wear during the crawl. The following businesses will be stops on the crawl: El ...
The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved by voice vote its lineup of six early primaries for the 2028 election cycle, kicking off with South Carolina and Nevada. DNC Chair Ken Martin said during Saturday’s meeting that the early lineup reflects the diversity of the party’s ...
