The Melbourne community came together to celebrate the annual Mousehole Days festival with a full slate of activities over the weekend including the parade, a car show featuring entries like Tom Bowman’s ‘34 Dodge Streetrod with a tribute to ZZ Top, live entertainment, a softball ...
A surprise food and supply drive on Sunday was one of the biggest the Marshalltown Hy-Vee location had ever hosted. Hy-Vee Store Manager Jason Fifer said they were not expecting the drive to be that successful. “That’s a good problem to have,” he said. “We’ve done several food ...
A train derailment was reported near the intersection of Quarry Road and 230th Street on Sunday. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Union Pacific Railroad representatives at 5:25 p.m. According to Sheriff Joel Phillips, approximately 30 cars carrying coal derailed, but there ...
For the last several days, a group of six Japanese youngsters from the city of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, have been immersing themselves in the sights and sounds of central Iowa and getting to know their American host families in the process through the Sister Cities of Marshalltown ...
Karen Shipley-Cooper will never forget the balmy July day in 1983 when the unthinkable happened. Her teenage daughter and only child, Teresa Shipley, suffered an aneurysm at church — first, it was a bad headache, and then her legs stopped working. She slipped out of her mother’s arms and ...
With more than 100 cats and 60 dogs in its shelter currently, the ARL of Marshalltown has gotten creative when it comes to ensuring these critters have the care they need. That’s why the organization provides sponsorship of kennels, open to businesses and individuals. “We’ve offered this ...