DES MOINES — Des Moines-based author J. Kirby Smith, a Waterloo native and onetime Marshalltown resident, has penned a new novella titled “Fifty Shades of Faye,” which he describes as both a romantic story and a commentary on the current political climate. Smith is a retired blue ...

Iowa Senate Republicans unveiled their property tax plan Monday as the 2026 session began, saying the state’s system for collecting these local taxes must be rebuilt in order to lower costs for taxpayers. Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, and Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh, ...

The Marshalltown city council met for the first time in 2026 on Monday night with a new mayor — Mike Ladehoff — and new councilors Sue Cahill and Marco Yepez-Gomez, with the caveat that Cahill previously served on the council before departing for a seat in the Iowa House in 2021. After ...

The Reimagine Miller project continues moving forward. The Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education approved construction for the remaining bid packages at the regular Monday meeting. Mitch Broekemeier of Boyd Jones Construction told the board members a lot of things happened ...

The Marshalltown Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that occurred in the 1200 block of West State Street on Sunday evening around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday evening. According to a press release, officers arriving in the area quickly surrounded the location and thoroughly ...

RHODES - Plans and ideas for this year’s events and for the community’s 150th anniversary in 2033 were discussed during Saturday’s Rhodes Engagement Committee meeting and brunch. REC Treasurer Chris Buck had a spread of savory and sweet breakfast foods for the people in attendance. As ...