The previous 48 hours were confusing for many government and nonprofit officials. The confusion began Monday when the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo calling for a freeze on federal grants. The aid money was supposed to stop being sent to programs, agencies and ...

Once new Chief Chris Jones had been sworn into his position and most of the crowd had dispersed during Monday night’s city council meeting, Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) Capt. Kiel Stevenson shared a regularly scheduled update on the Flock license plate reader cameras placed around the ...

A Marshalltown man is facing a grooming charge. Bryan Brown, 35, of Marshalltown, was arrested and charged on Monday by the Marshalltown Police Department. The charges stem from a December YouTube video on the JiDion Premium channel, a video which has gone viral with almost 2 million views. ...

As a way to honor its 150th anniversary in 2024, the Binford House established Passport dinners, a culinary journey featuring a different catered five-course meal each time, accompanied by live music. The dinners resume Saturday, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m., dining at 7 p.m. With the ...

UnityPoint Health- Marshalltown (UPH-M) administrator Shari King is not reserved talking about her role overseeing a large state-of-the art health care facility and one of Marshalltown’s major employers with 400 staff. “I love my job,” she said in a recent telephone interview with the ...

Whether you go to the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA for fitness, socialization, swim lessons, to foster a new hobby or use as a childcare/after school resource, its staff strives to eliminate barriers. In 2024, 8,500 people participated in programs and membership services. Thousands more attended ...