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Todays News

Serving with honor

T-R PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY The men and woman — Laurel Degelau — of the Marshalltown Combined Honor Guard, which is comprised of American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) members, stays busy with events year-round, but their services were in high demand on Veterans Day as usual ...

Man faces multiple charges after high speed chase in stolen vehicle

A Marshalltown man was arrested and taken into custody on Saturday afternoon after allegedly leading officers on a high speed chase in a vehicle he had stolen out of Nevada. According to Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) Sgt. Tom Watson, the pursuit began in the parking lot of the ...

Man faces multiple charges after high speed chase in stolen vehicle

A Marshalltown man was arrested and taken into custody on Saturday afternoon after allegedly leading officers on a high speed chase in a vehicle he had stolen out of Nevada. According to Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) Sgt. Tom Watson, the pursuit began in the parking lot of the Git-N-Go ...

‘Flyin’ Farmer’ Rick Brown inducted into Iowa Racing Hall of Fame

“It’s not the people that you meet, it’s the friends you make.” These are the words of Rick Brown, who spent more than two decades racing at the Marshalltown Speedway. He was recently inducted into the Iowa Racing Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in Webster City, in the category of ...

Army veteran, former councilor and mayor Jim Lowrance served in South Korea

For nearly 50 years, Marshalltonians have known Jim Lowrance as a Chamber of Commerce executive, a businessman, a banker and civic leader. He also made a significant commitment to serve Marshalltown as mayor and city councilor. There was important work as a volunteer with the American ...