Major changes are in store for this year’s Fourth of July festivities in Marshalltown, with events moving from the Central Iowa Fairgrounds to the 13th Street District and the 6th Street softball complex. On Thursday evening, three members of the fireworks committee — Luisa Ortega, Michelle ...
Dr. Grant Jacobson, who grew up on a farm near Ferguson and graduated from the old LDF-SEMCO High School (now East Marshall), first moved north to Minnesota after completing veterinary school at Iowa State University, but he and his wife Jami, an alumni of Marshalltown High School (MHS), ...
As Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 839 Commander Robert Shepherd prepares to relinquish his title and pass the reins to another member at the turn of the fiscal year, he got the opportunity to present awards to Roger Dirks and Rick Johnson during the monthly business meeting on Tuesday ...
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) has been awarded a $1 million Career Academy Initiative Fund (CAIF) grant from the state of Iowa. President Anne Howsare Boyens said IVCCD staff tried to get a grant from that fund on four previous occasions. The fifth time was the charm. ...
CONRAD — Heather Wilson will assume duties as Conrad Chamber-Main Street’s new executive director in early July. A native of Hudson, Iowa, she and her family have lived on an acreage north of Conrad since 2013. She “instantly fell in love with the community” and three of her four kids ...
After more than 20 years, the bulk of her career, Robin Lilienthal is retiring from Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) and Marshalltown Community College (MCC). Her last day is June 28. “Leaving a college and a job that I love has given me all the feels,” Lilienthal said. ...