The Marshalltown Fire Department was dispatched to the Super 8 Motel at 3315 S. Center St. on Thursday evening at approximately 9:15 p.m. for a reported fire in one of the rooms. Upon arrival, fire department personnel found smoke showing from a window on the second floor, according to a press ...
The Marshalltown Central Business District’s annual Haunt the Block event with participating downtown businesses once again drew a massive crowd of trick or treaters to the area with a variety of spooky promotions and plenty of candy for everyone between 4 and 6 p.m. The T-R went all out this ...
A longtime captain with the Marshalltown Police Department is set to become its next chief, according to the agenda released for the Monday, Oct. 28 city council meeting. Chris Jones, a Spencer native and Iowa State University alumni who has been employed with the MPD since 1996, was ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, the T-R sent out questionnaires to the candidates in competitive races across the coverage area. Today’s spotlight focuses on Iowa House District 52, which covers the city of Marshalltown and the southeast quadrant of the county, including Le Grand, ...
The major political parties in Iowa have taken notice of the Iowa House District 52 race between incumbent Sue Cahill (D-Marshalltown) and Republican challenger David Blom, also of Marshalltown. The money spent on the advertising for both campaigns is considerably higher than other local ...
Before a crowd of about 20 people gathered inside the West Marshall High School auditorium on Wednesday night, Superintendent Jacy Large — an alumni of the district and the son of its former middle school principal himself — explained the rationale behind the upcoming $14 million General ...