The other day, while driving Interstate 35, we noticed a coyote standing in the ditch waiting to cross the road. It looked South, then North, then South again. The road was busy with traffic, and I ...

In my last column, we went over the Marshalltown Mayors position, let’s do more basics. (You did read the last one….right?) Let’s talk City Council. After 6 years as Councilor At Large and 5 years ...

Marshalltown’s Linn Creek District, located in the heart of the community, will look substantially different by the end of 2026 as a series of projects partially funded by Destination Iowa grants are ...

The Marshalltown Evening Lions brought the 2025 Fall & Holiday Candy & Nut Fundraiser to a close when they had their March meeting at the Iowa River Hospice home. We were very proud and honored to ...

Rick Pitino is now in his sixth decade of coaching, and he claims he had never studied more film of an opponent than he did this week to prepare St. John’s for Northern Iowa. The 73-year-old coach is ...

An evenly matched pairing headlines the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament as No. 8 seed Iowa State meets No. 9 seed Syracuse on Saturday at Gampel Pavilion. Both teams enter with similar ...

Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa weathered his erratic shooting to hold off eighth-seeded Clemson 67-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Hawkeyes ...

The filing deadline for county offices officially passed at 5 p.m. on Friday, and a total of five Republican candidates — including all three incumbents — have filed to run for seats on the Marshall ...

The Iowa Hawkeyes were primarily a guard-oriented team the last time they were seeded so highly for the women’s NCAA Tournament. Of course, it was just a couple of seasons ago and that guard was ...

Nobody on the Iowa State bench knew how badly Joshua Jefferson was hurt when the All-American forward landed awkwardly on his left ankle in the opening minutes of their first-round game against ...

Over the last few years, conversations among local leaders have been ongoing about the future of Emergency Medical Services ...

The Marshalltown YMCA is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, which has caused me to reflect on our organization’s ...