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Masks and unneeded mandates

Many of us find it particularly offensive that a huge number of self-appointed media medical experts have resorted to scaring the public into thinking they must wear a mask or face impending doom. As a result, here come the mandates. Now, before you get on me about being a COVID denier, ...

Novice baker turned part-time cake maker

Baking did not come naturally to Shea Hill but it was something she taught herself, nonetheless. Her baking started when she wanted a smash cake — a small, frosted cake intended to be destroyed and eaten by an infant or child — for her daughter Ellena’s first birthday. Initially, she ...

A Farmer’s Journey

CONRAD — At the ripe old age of 105, Robert Prosser said he has few complaints. “I am old, tired, a little grouchy and often hungry for things they say I can’t have. But really, I have no complaints,” Prosser said. I never ever expected to live this long, but actually have very few ...

Teacher Spotlight: Mandi Nunn

Meet Mandi Nunn, is a first grade teacher at Fisher Elementary in the Marshalltown School District. Nunn, 37, is originally from Burlington. She obtained her degree in elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. She received an endorsement for English as a second ...

Marshall County honors Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Marshall County Attorney’s Office remains committed to prosecuting those violent crimes and serving survivors of domestic violence. The Marshall County Attorney’s Office prosecutes all domestic assault crimes that occur in Marshall ...

A turning point on racial inequality

At this September’s Democratic presidential debate — held at a historically black college in Houston — some 14 million Americans tuned in to watch the 10 leading candidates debate each other for the first time. The debate set another important precedent: All of the candidates spoke out ...