THE MARSHALLTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT RELEASED ITS WEEKLY UPDATE ON COVID-19 CASES FRIDAY.  THERE WERE 55 CONFIRMED CASES OF THE VIRUS AS OF FRIDAY, THE HIGHEST TOTAL THE DISTRICT HAS HAD SINCE TRACKING BEGAN.  THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 42 IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

THE MARSHALLTOWN AREA UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY ENDED FRIDAY, AND THE TOTAL WAS $702,134.77, ROUGHLY 88% OF THE $800,000 GOAL.  MORE DONATIONS MAY STILL COLME IN.  UNITED WAY OFFICIALS PLAN TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO THE 28 AGENCIES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.