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Jasper County News

First State Required Post Election Audit in Jasper County Results in No Changes

The Post Election audit the Jasper County Auditor’s Office conducted today (Thursday) came out exactly as the machine count did election night. Jasper County Deputy Auditor Tina Mulgrew says there was no change in the results from the...Read More

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Carbon Monoxide Evacuation

There’s been talk about the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy moving to Newton. This morning there was a health scare at the Academy’s present facilities at Camp Dodge in Johnston. Around 70 people were sent to hospitals after...Read More

Pancreatic Cancer’s 5-Year Survival Rate Below 10-Percent

Today is World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Pancreatic Cancer is the only major cancer with a 5-year survival rate in the single digits according to Melinda Thach, a volunteer with Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in Des Moines. She...Read More

Two Newton High School Musicians Are Attending the All-State Music Festival in Ames

Two Newton High School musicians are attending the All-State Music Festival that began in Ames today. The event runs through the weekend and will end with performances Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. Senior Trombone player Nicholas Tremel...Read More

County Auditor Dennis Parrott Supports A Minimum 2-Dollar An Hour Pay Increase For Election Poll Workers

Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott is suggesting the County Board of Supervisors grant a pay raise to Election Day Poll Workers. The issue came up during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors Meeting. Parrott believes the poll workers should...Read More

Poweshiek County News

News from the hospital

Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC) was thrilled to honor Vice President Doris Rindels, RN, with The DAISY Nurse Leader Award on November 2. The award reflected the medical center’s appreciation of her compassionate leadership, creating an environment...Read More

Jingle Bell Holiday event this week.

Grinnell’s annual holiday shopping kick-off event, Jingle Bell Holiday, will be held downtown on Friday, November 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. Guests are invited to enjoy festive activities and promotions at a variety of businesses, and...Read More

News from the Public Library

Get ready to strum, hum, and sing-a-long at a Musical Storytime at Drake Community Library on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Kristen Arnim will be telling stories and leading songs with her guitar for families with kids of...Read More

Thanksgiving Day Travel forecast

AAA projects 54.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 4.8 percent increase over last year. The 2018 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel volume in more than...Read More

Lecture at Grinnell College

Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne, who directed “Nebraska,” “The Descendants,” “About Schmidt” and “Election,” among other films, will speak at the Scholars’ Convocation at Grinnell College on Thursday, Nov. 15. Payne, who has worked with actors...Read More

Marshall & Tama County News

Marshalltown man killed in an accident

On October 29th, 2018 at approximately 6:30am the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office received report of a single vehicle rollover accident, with injuries near the 181 mile-marker Highway 20. It was determined that the vehicle, a 2000 Ford...Read More

Academic news

MARSHALLTOWN – The Alpha Iota Rho Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Marshalltown Community College inducted 28 new members this week. Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for two-year colleges. To qualify for membership, MCC...Read More

Genealogical Society meeting

Central Iowa Genealogical Society Octoberg meeting will be Sunday October 21st 1:30pm at Marshalltown Public Library meeting room. Besides a short business meeting and a report from the nomination committeee, we will participate in a discussion about...Read More

Community college news

IVCCD Board re-elects Johnson as President MARSHALLTOWN – The Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors re-elected Larry Johnson of Iowa Falls as its Board President when it met this week in Marshalltown. Paul Pohlson of...Read More

Blues and Barbeque, what a combination!

The Orpheum Theater Center hosts the third annual Blues & BBQ event on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 6 to 9:30 pm in Dejardin Hall at the Iowa Valley Continuing Education Center. The venue is located at 3702 S. Center St. in...Read More