Marshalltown NewsLocal news for Marshalltown, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Today's sporting event postponements- June 30, 2008 Today's wet conditions have led to the following known scheduling changes: - The Mason City at Marshalltown baseball doubleheader has been rescheduled for Friday.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/todays-sporting-event-postponements?from... Boehms sell Marshalltown bank- June 28, 2008 HERALD By Andrew Potter, Central Iowa Press and John Speer,Tama News-Herald The Boehms have sold the Pinnacle Bank in Marshalltown to a group of investors there.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/boehms-sell-marshalltown-bank?fromrss=1 Report random acts of kindness- June 26, 2008 With any dramatic event that affects an entire community like the flood of 2008 - which has left thousands without homes and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage - there are stories that touch our ...http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/report-random-acts-of-kindness?fromrss=1 Prep Baseball: Who's been hot- June 24, 2008 TYLER PESCHONG Senior, Marshalltown Peschong had 22 hits in his first 15 games for a .458 batting average for the Bobcats, including seven doubles and two home runs.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/prep-baseball-whos-been-hot?fromrss=1 Smoking ban fight to go national- June 22, 2008 Those fighting to overturn the smoking ban in Iowa are looking to band together with groups from other states and take the fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/smoking-ban-fight-to-go-national?fromrss... DOT Updates Road Closures- June 20, 2008 " June 15, 2008: 9 p.m. - " Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/dot-updates-road-closures?fromrss=1 Iowa, Missouri flooding causes delays for BNSF- June 18, 2008 FORT MADISON, Iowa - Flooding in Missouri and Iowa has caused major delays for the BNSF Railway Co., which won't resume normal traffic until after several rivers have crested, a company spokesman said Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/iowa-missouri-flooding-causes-delays-for... Give more help to Iowa schools with low scores- June 15, 2008 Standardized test scores alone can't measure a school's success, but when they're consistently low, it raises a red flag.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/give-more-help-to-iowa-schools-with-low-... Guest column: State lacks leadership on environment- June 13, 2008 Mike Carberry of Iowa City is director of Green State Solutions, which provides environmental and energy consulting services.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/guest-column-state-lacks-leadership-on-e... County plans plastic bag ban- June 11, 2008 Marshall County officials say they intend to pass a first-in-Iowa ordinance that mandates the use of only biodegradable bags for customer purchases in retail stores.http://www.topix.net/city/marshalltown-ia/2008/06/county-plans-plastic-bag-ban?fromrss=1 |