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Todays News

New Marshalltown VA Clinic opens today

After a little more than a year of waiting, the new Marshalltown Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic at 201 E. Merle Hibbs Blvd. opens today for patients. Jessica Cink, administrative officer and facility planner for the VA Central Iowa Healthcare System, said they take walk-ins and staff have ...

Grundy County couple provides early taste of cidery

GRUNDY CENTER – A building with deep roots in downtown Grundy Center history will soon showcase the fruits of a Grundy County couple’s labor. Crystal and Luke Davis recently purchased a building at 625 G Ave. and are in the process of converting it into the home of South Porch Cider, a ...

Marshalltown motorcyclist killed in three-vehicle accident

A Marshalltown man was pronounced dead Saturday after he was life flighted to a Des Moines hospital following a three-vehicle crash on Friday evening. According to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol (ISP), 70-year-old Douglas Michael Hanken of Marshalltown was riding his motorcycle on ...

Second Summer Artist Series event coming to The Outlet Friday

The Arts + Culture Alliance invites you to take pART in an evening filled with art, food, drinks + music! Join us for the Summer Artist Series hosted at The Outlet Co-Work & Space, featuring local artist Kelly Schwartz and Lisa Cantrell, along with live music by The Nevins & Friends ...

Bee Ridiculous brings hundreds to downtown on Saturday

Another Bee Ridiculous Days has come and gone. Numerous Marshalltown residents braved the hot temperatures on Saturday and strolled Main Street for the annual event. Marshalltown Central Business District Promotion Chair Alushia Fitzgerald estimated roughly 1,500 attendees were there at ...

Gilman man charged with felony sex abuse, disseminating obscene material

An 81-year-old Gilman man has been charged with a pair of felonies over allegations that he sexually abused a minor victim and showed the victim pornography earlier this month. Stanley Joel Chesick was arrested on Friday and charged with second degree sexual abuse, a Class B felony, ...