16+ hour, 57+ min ago   (575+ words) Each of Iowa's public universities are increasing their funding requests to the state for the first time in years as the institutions work to keep rising costs off students' backs. The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (752+ words) Iowa's public universities have welcomed thousands of students back to campus this fall, with each institution touting either increased interest, enrollment or retention. Of Iowa's three public universities, only the University of Northern Iowa welcomed a larger first-year and total…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (297+ words) Times Republican West Marshall PPEL renewal passes with support from nearly 58 percent of voters STATE CENTER -- Voters in the West Marshall Community School District went to the polls in a special election to renew the district $1 per $1,000 voter-approved Physical Plant…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (496+ words) Iowa is spending public money to expand apprenticeship because employers need a reliable way to turn beginners into skilled workers. Companies adopting artificial intelligence should apply the same logic to the time the technology saves. In April, Iowa Workforce Development…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (414+ words) Colorful artwork adorns the interior of Big Acai Bowls at 26 E. Main St. in Marshalltown. After almost five years running a popular and well-established food truck serving their namesake bowls packed with fruit, granola and sorbet along with smoothies and avocado…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (636+ words) It's been 37 years since Dr. Joseph Pollpeter began practicing medicine in Marshalltown. This week, he hung up his stethoscope, retiring from McFarland Clinic after 32 years in its employ. "I was going to retire last year, but just because of shortages,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) Rogers Elementary School kindergarten teachers Courtney Arp and Megan Cutright are both in their 15th years as educators, and neither of them have ever experienced anything like their current situation at the start of the 2026-2027 school year: three sets of identical…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) TAMA - Rep. Dean Fisher of Montour thought his chess-playing days were over after giving up the mind sport half a century ago following high school. But through his work with the private, non-denominational K-8 Tama-Toledo Christian School, he's picked up the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (730+ words) Carson Kolb is right where he wants to be in his football career. It just took him a couple years longer than he expected -- and only because he was able to capitalize on an opportunity that's become less available in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (413+ words) As part of the successful bond issue passed in 2025, the high school campus in Le Grand, pictured, will expand to accommodate grades 7-12, and the elementary in Laurel will be expanded to accommodate grades K-6. "We didn't want to lose anything that…...