The Marshalltown city council spent the last hour-plus of its nearly three-hour open session on Monday evening discussing options for the general fund as they, along with City Administrator Carol Webb and Finance Director Diana Steiner, work toward finalizing the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. ...
CONRAD — UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown has announced it will build a new primary care clinic in Conrad. The project will be erected on the east end of town at 205 N. Hartwig St., across the street from Steckelberg Vet Clinic. The building is expected to be completed before the end of ...
MELBOURNE — After the state of Iowa allowed for the production and sale of raw milk directly to consumers in 2023, more people have become interested, including in the Marshall County community of Melbourne. Kimberly Alexander, who lives on a nearby acreage — J&K Homestead — with her ...
GLADBROOK — For the first time in many years, Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) alumna Lillian ‘Lilly’ Bru no longer wears a tiara but that certainly doesn’t mean she’s hanging up advocating for Iowa pork. In January of 2024, Bru, who grew up on a farm in rural Gladbrook and graduated from ...
STATE CENTER — Cheerie Lane popcorn, made from heirloom kernels on a fifth-generation family farm situated between State Center and Melbourne, is the creation of cousins Kate Greer and Brad Schulte. The concept: popcorn pods with a Cacao butter base that can be popped on a stovetop or in the ...
Alexis Stevens said the “wave of the future is already here.” She’s talking about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture, and the importance of governing it with cybersecurity. Stevens, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach farm management specialist from ...