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Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA Closure Coming in August
Once a year the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA will close down for a few days to do a deep clean of their facility. Kim Jass-Ramirez, CEO of the Marshalltown Y, says those dates are coming up in August. This gives the Y staff an opportunity to deep clean in some areas that...
Iowa Veterans Home administration and union members seek common ground amid disagreements over staffing changes
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Upset workers at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown got a chance to air their grievances Thursday night. Financial shortfalls are leading to changes in several positions there. “We met with them, uh, really, to discuss ways that we can make sure that there's two-way communication,”...
Sprucing up Gladbrook City Park
GLADBROOK – Gladbrook City Park received a little facelift earlier this month. On July 11, Remington Seeds of Marshalltown brought in a small crew to spruce up the park as their community service project this summer. The company funded the park project and some of their employees volunteered to do the work.
New Playground Equipment Coming to Riverview Park
Riverview Park is set to have so major changes coming, one of which will be a new playground set. The city is reviewing some of the different proposals this week and looking for the right amenities and accessibility. That is Marshalltown Park and Recreation Director, Geoff Hubbard. He says bids...
Another blue-ribbon year in the books for the Tama County Fair!
GLADBROOK – The Tama County Livestock and Fair Association hosted the 2024 Tama County Fair at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook beginning Monday, July 15, through Sunday, July 21. It was another stellar fair week for both 4-Hers and FFA members alike marred by perhaps only the Monday evening weather which included strong storms and wind.
State Street Project, more than Resurfacing
The State Street project in downtown Marshalltown was much more than just repaving the roads. The entire infrastructure was also worked on, from water mains to sewer lines. That is Public Works Director Heather Thomas, she says that people will start to actually see the progress now as the road begins to take shape. Throughout this nearly 2 year project redoing State Street, all businesses are still open.
Streetscape improvements approved for downtown Newton streets
Jul. 24—Newton City Council on July 15 awarded a more than $831,000 contract to Manatts Inc. to complete a downtown streetscape improvements project. Affected roadways include North Second Avenue East between First Street North and East Fourth Street North, as well as East Second Street North and East Third Street North between First Avenue East and North Second Avenue East. All of these areas ...
School planting progress continues at Tama-Toledo Christian School
TAMA – For anyone taking a stroll through the 600 block of Tama’s Oswego Street this summer, renovations on the old Catholic church by the nonprofit Tama-Toledo Christian School may appear to have stalled as of late but according to Rep. Dean Fisher, president of the school’s board of directors, a lot of work has been going on behind the scenes and will soon ramp up in ways more visible to the public.
Important Update on FEMA Individual Assistance Program
Here is a quick update on the FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) program from the Jasper County Emergency Management Agency:. The Disaster Recovery Center is open through Saturday, July 27 (8 AM – 6 PM) this week. It will re-open next week on Monday, July 29 through Saturday, August 3...
Topsoil displacement forgiven by Newton City Council
Jul. 26—Although substantial topsoil runoff from a field inside Newton city limits was believed to have caused a number of issues to nearby properties during the May floods, council members decided at their meeting on July 15 to not punish the property owners with a more than $400 nuisance abatement fee. It is not often the members of the Newton City Council review a specific item from the ...
Marshalltown Public Library Offers Programs for All Ages
The Marshalltown Public Library gave a presentation on Monday at the City Council Meeting about all the programs and resources the Library offers in our community. It truly was a review of everything. One item that stood out, when reviewing their youth programs there is not 1 age that sticks out. All the participation is spread fairly equally across all ages.
Toledo council wraps up a speedy meeting quickly
TOLEDO – This week’s Toledo City Council meeting seemed to break all land speed records, as it was started and finished in less than half an hour. This blink and you miss it meeting started with a resolution to amend the city personnel handbook with some new policies.
GMG bond referendum informational meetings set for July 30, Aug. 8 in Garwin
GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District will host two community informational meetings as part of a possible November 2024 school bond referendum. The first meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, at the GMG Secondary building in the upper gym in Garwin, while the second meeting is set for Thursday, August 8, in the lower gym. Both sessions will begin at 7 p.m.
HMA resurfacing planned for parts of S. 8th Ave. and landfill
Jul. 25—Two areas of town have been approved for HMA (hot mix asphalt) resurfacing. Newton City Council voted 6-0 to authorize the resurfacing of eastern and western portions of South Eighth Avenue, as well as some work to the expanded convenience center at the Newton Sanitary Landfill. According to city documents, South Eighth Avenue has had several asphalt resurfacing projects over the past ...
Petition circulates in Marshalltown to get bond referendum on ballot to renovate 99-year-old school
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — A beloved middle school in Marshalltown could soon be in its first steps of seeing much-needed rebuilding and renovations if a bond referendum makes it to the November ballot. Miller Middle School turns 100 years old in 2025. When it was built in 1925, the building...
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