Last month the Senior Citizens Center director announced the organization will have a permanent home in the Fisher Community Center starting in June. Like many organizations impacted by the tornado last year, the center’s leaders had to quickly figure out where they would go and what their ...

Written by Elizabeth Reid Terrones, who lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland during WWII. I remember that Sunday, Sept. 3, 1939. We were at war with Germany. Sad were our hearts at seeing our dads and brothers leave. Fear for the future was on all of our minds. Life was never to be the same ...

An excellent opportunity awaits students at Business Horizons, a week-long program organized by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation. Business Horizons will be held July 14-18 at Central College. The annual event brings over 100 Iowa high school students together to engage ...

Sexual violence is prevalent around the world and right here in our community. It’s a problem we all must address and the first step is becoming an advocate. No one except the perpetrator is at fault for an act of sexual violence. However, we all play a role in how our culture views these ...

Between the aftermath of an EF-3 tornado and more than one unthinkable tragedy, the last year has presented challenging situations for the Marshalltown Police Department. The officers and leaders in the MPD have all stepped up to keep the community safe and give residents peace of mind. Each ...

Democrats and Republicans at the Iowa Capitol don’t see eye-to-eye on every issue, but the parties have set aside partisan politics when working on framework to improve mental health care. Sen. Jeff Edler, R-State Center, has been advocating for improvements to children’s mental health this ...