Care Initiatives, the nonprofit West Des Moines owner of Southridge Specialty Care in Marshalltown, is facing two lawsuits related to facilities it operates in Marshall County. A June 9 jury trial has been set for the first case pertaining to the alleged wrongful termination of an employee ...

TOLEDO – For the last eight months, a new face has greeted visitors who stepped inside the door at Tama County’s Veteran Affairs Office, director Chad Weaver of Garwin. And while Weaver — a Marshalltown High School Class of 2010 alumnus and veteran – is employed as the office’s ...

RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) Pictures built the Orpheum Theater in downtown Marshalltown. It opened on June 22, 1949 with Ruth Warrick and Gabby Hayes as featured guests and it harbored 915 original seats. In 1957, the theater hosted the American premiere of “Saint Joan” starring Jean ...

REINBECK — The narrow passage of Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s $17.3 million bond referendum by a mere 17 votes on Tuesday, Nov. 4, is headed for a recount. On Nov. 13, 2025, the Tama County Auditor’s Office — the controlling county for G-R school elections — received a petition filed by ...

GRUNDY COUNTY — On Sunday at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa State Patrol and several other local law enforcement agencies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by 47-year-old Waterloo resident Benjamin Sink. Sink was wanted ...

Before delving into the brutal history of the Holocaust, presenter Brad Wilkening spoke about the hatred and intolerance of society. That might be connected to the news. “It is my belief that the first news we hear or see on an average day is filled with hate, anger, violence, death, ...