4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (513+ words) A coalition of Iowa organizations launched a campaign Wednesday opposing the Nov. 3 ballot issue that will ask Iowa voters whether to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of lawmakers to raise state personal and corporate income…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (613+ words) About two weeks after the Marshall County Zoning Commission unanimously recommended a six-month moratorium on data center construction, the Board of Supervisors took up the matter during their regular meeting on Wednesday morning and seemed to reach a consensus about…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (186+ words) Unfortunately, the structure of this deal is socialist and I am not going to pretend otherwise because a Republican signed it. We have seen this movie three times this year. Washington took roughly 10% of Intel and called it the CHIPS…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (572+ words) Councilor Gary Thompson pulled an item from the consent agenda at last Monday night's Marshalltown city council meeting in an attempt to clarify which buildings are eligible for code building upgrade grant funding. "I apologize for not catching it then…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (639+ words) Councilor Gary Thompson pulled an item from the consent agenda at last Monday night's Marshalltown city council meeting in an attempt to clarify which buildings are eligible for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. The grant in question is for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (611+ words) Sen. Grassley, left, interacts with West Marshall High School Social Studies teachers Amy Jo Wertzberger, middle, and Colleen Davis, right, during his visit on Thursday afternoon. STATE CENTER -- The oldest current member of Congress, 92-year-old U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), took…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) Iowans were able to begin requesting absentee ballots for the 2026 general election on Tuesday, even as the Trump administration continues to fight in court for changes in the process of voting by mail. Tuesday was officially 70 days before the Nov....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) Times Republican Town hall on future of Tama, Toledo police departments to be held Aug. 27 It could be history in the making: the joining of the Tama and Toledo Police Departments into one. Join all relevant parties on Thursday, Aug....

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (212+ words) Confusion seems to have been the predominant feeling at last Monday’s Tama County Supervisors meeting, as no one seemed to have a firm grasp on what was going on or what the proper thing to do was, especially as it…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (417+ words) Planning for a community's future is about more than deciding what we want to build. It is about understanding where we are today, identifying the challenges ahead, and establishing a shared direction for the decisions that will shape Marshalltown for…...