Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions Search autocomplete is currently not responding We will NOT be running the South Route in the morning Tuesday May 6th or Wednesday May 7th Tuesday and then at 9:30 on Wednesday for those needing to head to the northeast part of town in the morni.. Read on... The Marshalltown Parks and Recreation Department has started an e-newsletter titled A Walk in the Park monthly e-newsletter will update patrons on the latest and greatest with Parks and Recreation Read on... The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City for its annual comprehensive financial report for the year ending June 30 Read on... Read on... The City of Marshalltown is seeking volunteer applicants for openings on the following City of Marshalltown Boards and Commissions Click the link below to view this month's f.. Read on... Read on... the Marshalltown Police Department began an investigation into the report of a possible embezzlement  After financial audits and a four-month long investigation the Marshalltown Police Department started an investigation into a possible sexual abuse involving a 12-year-old female victim  Through the subsequent investigation a male DNA profile was obtained Traffic control changes will take place this evening (Wed 04/02/25) and tomorrow morning (Thur 04/03/25) for the Center St Median Project Phase 1 of construction will wrap up later today and Phase 2 (replacement of the center median) wi.. The first phase of the downtown project on E Main St and Center St is set to begin Monday  The road closures in this first phase will include Center St from Church Street to State Street  Both Church Street and State S.. LLC will be starting construction on the City's "S Center St Median Replacement Project" on Monday The first stage of construction will require the closure of the driveway entrance into Hy-Vee from.. Monday-Thursday: ClosedFriday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (will close at 5:00 pm after daylight savings .. 02/27/25 UPDATE: One lane of northbound traffic is set to open on Friday Morning (02/28/25) at the Marshalltown water main repair located on Highway 14 (Center Street), north of Southridge Road.  PLEASE DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION THROUGH THE WORK Z...Read on... Marshalltown Water Works and Iowa DOT have coordinated to close the northbound lanes of Highway 14 north of Southridge Road to allow a repair starting at approximately 2:30 PM today we are modifying our transit routes this morning Marshalltown Municipal Transit will not run the South Route nor the 3 PM - 4 PM red/orange/blue/green routes Red/Orange & Blue/Green fixed route will resume at 4 PM  Red/Orange & Blue/Green fixed route will resume at 4 PM we are modifying our transit routes this afternoon Our yellow and brown routes will run 1 hour and 20 minutes ahead of normal schedule and Green fixed routes will not run from 2 -.. Marshalltown Police and the Marshall County Sheriff's Office responded to a rear-end collision near the intersection of Iowa Avenue and 18th Avenue A pick-up truck had collided with the rear of a semi-trailer The Marshalltown Public Works department has lifted snow emergency for Marshalltown Our plows are continuing; please give them space and drive cautious while we continue to work on the roads The Marshalltown Public Works department has declared a snow emergency for Marshalltown  The snow ordinance will go into effect overnight tonight at 3:00 AM (technically early morning of Wednesday Our yellow and brown routes will run 2 hours and 20 minutes ahead of normal schedule Our Red/Orange fixed routes will not run from 1 - 2 PM  Red/Orange fixed route will resume at 4 PM Brown was transported to the Marshall County Jail and remains in custody This arrest was made in connection with an investigation that began on December 10 We have received word that the Union Pacific Railroad will be closing the at grade railroad crossing on 2nd Street starting tomorrow morning (01/16/25) around 8 AM  It will be closed thru end of day Saturday There will be a short period of a one-block road closure this Friday January 17th from about 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM on Center Street between Boone St and Linn St Traffic is encouraged to utilize 1st St to detour aro.. Green Flags are out at the public outdoor ice rink located at the intersection of Main St & Center St in Downtown Marshalltown; The ice is solid and the rink is ready for skating!Need skates Skate rentals are available at Park & Rec Center Street between Main Street and Church Street will be closed on Friday starting at 8 AM for approximately 6-8 hrs to allow for the filling of the ice rink with water Traffic shall plan ahead and take alternate routes Marshalltown Municipal Transit will have modified routes during the next two Holiday weeks several seasonal routes will also not be operated  Below are the route modifications: Marshalltown Municipal Transit will not run the South Route or the 3 PM - 4 PM red  Fixed Routes will resume at 4 PM There will be road work on S 18th Avenue between the UPRR viaduct and Olive Street starting Tuesday  Two northbound traffic lanes will be closed and all traffic will be merged and shifted to the southbound lanes Read on... City of Marshalltown24 North Center StreetMarshalltown 8:30 am - 4:30 pmPhone: 641-754-5701 Mayor/Acting City Administrator Joel Greer Councilor Greg Nichols and City Clerk Alicia Hunter who were later joined by Police Chief Mike Tupper spent about a half hour meeting with representatives from Marshalltown’s Ukrainian sister city of Zdolbuniv on Wednesday morning over Microsoft Teams to discuss concrete goals for cooperation and partnership in the near future With interpreters Lana Ramer and Victoria Pryimak translating the conversation from English to Ukrainian and vice versa the Marshalltown contingent primarily spoke with Zdolbuniv Mayor Vladyslav Sukhliak who was joined by the city’s director of international relations and the first deputy mayor which is located in the northwest part of the country is similarly sized with around 25,000 residents The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and Sukhliak was quick to express his gratitude to the U.S for all of the assistance it has provided thus far a handful of Ukrainian families have actually been relocated to Marshalltown and Marshall County and Ladehoff has served as a leader in the Marshalltown United for Ukraine group that has helped them land on their feet in America Sukhliak suggested having children from Zdolbuniv create artwork about life during the war and send them to Marshalltown Ladehoff commented that the stories of the displaced families being shared in the T-R has brought a heightened awareness to the challenges the country faces “Running a city under normal circumstances is difficult sometimes Ladehoff credited the Marshalltown community for welcoming the families noting that many of their children are now attending the school districts and the parents have found employment with another family potentially coming soon Both mayors were happy to find themselves on the same page about improving the relationship going forward and continuing to collaborate and Sukhliak was especially appreciative of the fact that he received a key to the city of Marshalltown The interpreters also noted a visit from Steve Patterson and hoped a similar trip might be in the cards for Marshalltown’s leaders Another key priority Sukhliak highlighted is the need for rehabilitating the servicemembers who are returning from a brutal war a Ukrainian delegation visited the Iowa Veterans Home to learn more about the practices and Greer promised to share contact information for the directors of the local hospital and clinics as well as IVH Commandant Todd Jacobus He also shared a bit of background on IVH and how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is treated in the U.S and added that Marshall County has received the Home Base Iowa designation for veterans “We would be very willing to learn and to be connected so that our staff in our hospital could learn the latest techniques and processes and procedures that have been developed and established by the state-leading center that you have in Marshalltown,” Sukhliak said through an interpreter He added that the city of Zdolbuniv recently won a grant from a Polish organization to establish a center dedicated to providing psychological and social assistance to veterans and their spouses we specifically focus a lot on mental health of our veterans because a lot of them come back with missing limbs and while the medical treatment is given to them through a lot of state channels we also understand that we want them to come back and we want them to integrate back into the society,” Sukhliak said “We want them to know that we are grateful to them for the sacrifice that they have done for our safety and our livelihood and we want to make sure that they know they are needed in the society and welcome back into the society… Unfortunately we don’t have anything as advanced as you have in terms of assistance with employment and giving an allowance for veterans to move to a certain location and put roots down there So we’d really love to add that to our portfolio of assistance to our veterans and we’re very eager to learn.” Ramer pledged to send the Marshalltown delegation an article about Patterson’s visit to Ostroh in exchange for links to the T-R stories about Ukrainian families in Marshall County They tentatively agreed to continue meeting quarterly and decided that with the eight-hour time difference in Zdolbuniv) made the most sense going forward “We appreciate your willingness to have a Ukrainian sister city especially considering everything that’s happening,” Ramer said “Thank you for hosting Ukrainian families I’m sure your hospitality also means the world to them.” Mitchell commented that the situation hit close to home for him because of his friend Gordy Siebring’s agricultural endeavors in Ukraine and Greer noted the plight of Marshalltown native Burgess Barr who was living in the city of Odesa with his Ukrainian wife before the war started Several Ukrainian foreign exchange students who came to Iowa Sue Cahill (D-Marshalltown) helped to get them scholarships at the University of Northern Iowa there is currently no path to permanent residence or citizenship for those displaced by the war but he hopes that can be addressed in the future “The families that are here don’t want to go back the kids going to school,” Ladehoff said The school kids here have been so accepting of them but it feels like they just kind of settled in.” Marshalltown United for Ukraine and the social service agencies have worked together “like clockwork.” Contact Robert Maharry at 641-753-6611 ext LLC | https://www.timesrepublican.com | 135 West Main Street Twenty-two times auctioneer David Clark called out the familiar exclamation at the auction of Ukrainian Children’s artwork from Marshalltown’s Sister City It was a surprisingly joyous event as each painting drew more and more bids It began when Marshalltown’s newest Sister City sent a packet of 22 children’s paintings They asked if their Marshalltown counterparts could auction the pictures and send the proceeds back They wrote: “We are united by one common goal — to help our military for a quicker victory and peace.” War should have no place in the lives of children But the colors and the hopefulness were unmistakable These paintings were very special and would need special treatment members of the fledgling Marshalltown-Zdolbuniv Sister City Committee set off to do justice to the children’s work We felt quite a burden to honor the children’s efforts and to make as much money as we possibly could for this struggling town We spoke only a few times with the Ukrainians Some of the young artists had fathers who were fighting in the war Barr and Jebsen had never done anything like this but were determined to create an exhibit that was not only visually interesting but also taught fellow Marshalltownians about their new Sister City Director of the Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center Kristine suggested we display the paintings in the Monet Reception Hall with its professional apparatus for hanging art She created a program with tiny facsimiles of each painting and included the Sister Cities mission She fashioned colorful online posters to help in advertising She was just one of the miracle-workers who jumped in to make this auction a success Sister City Committee member Melisa Fonseca suggested an online auction She reasoned that a night-time auction in January in Iowa might not draw the people needed to drive up prices An online auction would tickle people’s interest and allow folks to participate regardless of snowstorms or ice Kienzle was able to create the online auction The next miracle-worker was Amber Danielson She offered the ACA to be the fiscal agent since the new Sister City Committee had not had time to become officially a charitable organization We thought it was important that people be able to pay for their purchases with credit cards as well as checks or cash Curious people began gathering around pieces of art Beverages and snacks added to the festive camaraderie in the air Mayor Joel Greer introduced auctioneer David Clark and Ukrainian interpreter Tanya first shyly and then boldly staked their claims on painting after painting those 22 paintings from 6-to-17-year-olds brought in nearly $12,000 Everyone in the room felt fortunate to have been a part of this pleasant somewhat emotional event that would help another town struggling through a very difficult time on the other side of the world “Having a sister city during its country’s war is especially meaningful to both cities The recent art auction certainly did shine a light on that given the expressive artwork and gripping personal stories behind them Carrie and her small committee and the MACC director did a marvelous job of displaying the art and conducting a meaningful auction.” City councilman Mike Ladehoff described his reaction: “It was heartwarming to see the Marshalltown area turn out for the auction for our Sister City Zbunudov I don’t think any of us on the Sister City Committee could have dreamt just how successful it would be The bulk of the work was done by Carrie Barr Councilor Melisa Fonseca and the MACC’s Kristine Kienzle The money will be put to good use in Ukraine and starts our Sister City relationship with a bang The abuse of Eminent Domain for “private use” has been in the news a lot lately Last year it was a Colorado Blue Spruce that I planted where ..