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Todays News

MCBD takes on Live After Five

The Marshalltown Central Business District (MCBD) is releasing a calendar of events for 2026, and it includes Live After Five. In November, the operation of Live After Five transferred hands from Friends of the Orpheum Theater (FOOT) to the MCBD. According to FOOT President Robert Moore, many ...

North Tama high school students begin classes in new addition

TRAER — North Tama High School students left something significant behind last month on their last day of school before winter break — their 1917 classrooms. “It is a monumental day for Redhawk Country. Our kids are so deserving of this new space,” North Tama Board Secretary/Treasurer ...

Supervisors honor and remember Kevin Goodman during emotional meeting

Wednesday morning’s regular Marshall County Board of Supervisors meeting began on a somber note as it was the first since the loss of Supervisor Kevin Goodman, who died last week at the age of 63. A floral arrangement and a baseball glove sat in front of Goodman’s chair as the board ...

High, but declining, rates of influenza hit Marshalltown

As influenza cases rise across the state, Marshalltown is no different. So far during this flu season, UnityPoint Health Marshalltown has seen a higher number of cases than usual, but fortunately there has been some improvement in numbers. “We peaked around 36 percent just before the ...

Council opts against pursuing uniform parking configuration ordinance

The now-familiar and always controversial topic of on-street angle parking downtown came back up for discussion during Monday night’s Marshalltown city council meeting as one councilor suggested converting all remaining pull-in angle parking stalls to back-in — though the idea failed to ...

MPD, MFD rescue stranded dog from Iowa River

On Wednesday, the Marshalltown Police Department received a report of a dog stranded in the Iowa River. Officers responded immediately and initiated a search of the area. With assistance from a police drone, the dog was located along the river near East Main Street Road. Due to the dog’s ...