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Todays News

Salvation Army expecting 12 percent increase in food need

The Marshalltown Emergency Food Box is not the only place people in need turn to when their food runs out. The Salvation Army of Marshalltown has a pantry to provide sustenance to people, as well. However, it is already stretched thin and the cutoff of SNAP benefits on Saturday will not help ...

Consultant recommends leaving open market garbage collection system in place

Iowa State University Institute of Design Research and Outreach (IDRO) Program Coordinator Laurel Waterman presented the results of the long-awaited solid waste study to the Marshalltown city council before a packed house during Monday night’s meeting and shared several recommendations, ...

Nonprofit agencies bracing for loss of SNAP on Saturday

People and organizations in Marshalltown are looking with apprehension to Saturday, as that is the day when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards will no longer be active. On Monday, the United States Department of Agriculture, which runs SNAP, announced the money necessary ...

Riverside Cemetery mourns loss of beloved goose Blossom

Riverside Cemetery staff and community members are grieving the loss of Blossom, a beloved resident goose who was tragically struck by a vehicle near the Kirby Mausoleum on Sunday evening. Surveillance footage shows the incident occurred around 5 p.m. The driver exited the vehicle, approached ...