Joe Fisher

Alfonso Medina did not know a yard sign and a social media post would thrust him and his business into the national spotlight. The 30-year-old owner of La Carreta Mexican Grill, 308 E. Iowa Avenue in Marshalltown, placed a “We Believe” sign outside of the business during the summer. Among other thin…

Alliant Energy unveiled its new solar farm during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Marshalltown Generating Station on Wednesday. The Marshalltown Solar Garden, located to the east of the generating station at 2115 E. Nevada Street, is home to 9,500 solar panels spread across about 15 acres of land.…

The Marshalltown Fire Department responded to a fire at Sunset Village early Wednesday morning. A call came in about a structure fire at 3202 S. 12th Street, Lot 205, at 8:16 a.m. Six firefighters in two trucks arrived on the scene at about 8:21 a.m. When firefighters arrived, flames were spotted co…

Big budget releases were moved and the only disaster movie to create a buzz this year was real life but the show must go on for Plaza 9 Theatres. The Fridley Theatres location, 2500 S. Center Street, will have five films playing on Christmas Day, hoping to capture some magic with holiday movie goers…

More of the big, orange and white U-Haul moving trucks are coming and going according to data released by the moving company. U-Haul’s data which analyzes migration patterns ranked Iowa the 24th largest growth state in the United States in 2020. One-way U-Haul rentals arriving in Iowa increased by a…

The late Kobe Bryant had an approach to life known as the “Mamba Mentality” — an undeniable will which pushed him to achieve any task set before him through hard work and determination. Maybe Benny Fernandez and his nephew Cesar Ibarra tapped into the Mamba Mentality in braving the cold to create a…

How does a 4 pound burger sound? Pretty daunting, right? For professional competitive eater Randy Santel, the Legends American Grill Monster Burger Challenge was 8 minutes, 58 seconds well spent. Santel stopped at Legends on South Center Street as part of his tour of midwest eating challenges. He wa…

A new fiscal year will start later this week and the Marshalltown City Council is weighing some big improvement projects coming in the near future. The first to be discussed during Monday’s regular council meeting was repairs to the South Center Street viaduct. Dean Bierwagen, principal engineer wit…

Marshalltown’s most exciting new program is already earning praise. The Marshalltown Police and Community Team — MPACT — was named Program of the Year by the Iowa City/County Management Association. MPACT was nominated for the award by City Administrator Jessica Kinser after city staff reviewed whic…

Monarchs are moving their way through Marshall County, due south to Mexico. County Naturalist Emily Herring said many of the orange-clad butterflies actually stayed ahead of the cold front that came through this week, but there are still some hunkered down in the prairie on Grimes Farm. During Live…

Music was ringing through downtown last night as the Marshall County Arts and Cultural Alliance and Marshalltown Central Business District hosted Celebrate Downtown. The event took place in the newly reconstructed parking lot behind the Tremont building. It was held to rejoice in the revitalization…

Before four council seats and the position of mayor are decided in the election next month, six council candidates and two mayoral candidates weighed in on issues the city faces during a forum at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum Thursday night. The Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce and the Times-R…

Construction of a new hangar at the Marshalltown Municipal Airport is a long way from finished despite a contract with Garling Construction stipulating a substantial completion date of Oct. 31. The contractor appeared before the city council Monday to request an extension of 13 weeks beyond the orig…

MARSHALLTOWN Company is seeking to combat flooding issues on S. Eighth Avenue during its expansion project, and it wants to work with the city to do so. The city council unanimously approved a motion to work with the company on improving the storm sewer and other necessary infrastructure to solve th…

Diversity, speeding and building inspections were among the most debated topics at the 2022 strategic planning session held on Monday. City council members and staff met at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum to review the strategic plan for 2021 and begin drafting their plan for next year. The session i…

On Monday night, the Marshalltown city council voted 5-2 to table a resolution on adopting a citywide compost fee until its July 11 meeting. The proposed fee would place a $1.50 per month charge on Marshalltown Water Works bills for all customers. During the last council meeting, a motion passed to…

The Marshalltown Police Department records as many as 170 cases of burglary and 400 cases of theft per year. In an effort to reclaim stolen property, the department has been investigating a new way to track down items sold to pawn shops, consignment stores and other locales in the business of resell…

Automated traffic enforcement may soon become a reality in Marshalltown. The police department, with an assist from the council, has been investigating the use of mobile and stationary traffic enforcement technology. The MPD already employs the use of a radar trailer which notifies drivers of their…

The Marshalltown city council was on its way to what looked like a close vote over whether all-terrain and off-road utility vehicles would be legal on city roadways. The police department introduced the topic during a regular meeting on July 25 after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new law allowing UTVs…

The days of the golf cart on public roadways in Marshalltown are coming to an end. On Monday night, the city council narrowly voted to prohibit the small, motorized buggies after approving an ordinance to ban off-road vehicles on city streets in August. This ordinance passed its first reading Monday…