Sunday 12th May 2024

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Digging In

A new crop will be growing in what used to be the farm fields southeast of Wal-Mart in Marshalltown. McFarland Clinic broke ground for...
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Friday Morning COVID Count

Five more rona related fatalities lifts the state’s death toll due to COVI to 5,904. None of the newly reported deaths from our immediate...
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Lang Behind Bars

The man accused of shooting and killing  state trooper Jim Smith is out of the hospital and in jail. Michael Lang of Grundy Center...
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Help For Eateries

Iowa bars and restaurants that are still struggling to stay open will soon be able to apply for grants through a new program being...
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More, More, More

Sixteen new deaths and 444 more positives reflected on the state’s COVID 19 website this morning. None of the 16 deaths in the seven...
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Reaction To Guilty Verdict

Members of the Iowa House Black Caucus expressed both relief and resolve after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder...
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The Streak Comes To A Halt...

For the first time in nearly six weeks, a rona related death has been reported in Marshall County. The state website this morning added...
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Opioid Death Record

Preliminary information from the Iowa Department of Public Health shows a 35-percent increase in opioid overdose deaths in 2020 when compared to 2019.  The...
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This Morning's Update

Iowa now has only one long-term health care facility classified as in a  COVID outbreak, that is in Polk County at the Urbandale Health...
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Food Giveaways

If you are need of some good, you have a couple of opportunities this week in the Marshalltown area. The Salvation Army has received...