September 21, 2022
On August 10th, 2022 Marshall County Conservation staff directed Deputies to a remote area in the river where a possible human lower jawbone was discovered by conservation staff while conducting a biological and wildlife survey. The jawbone was intact, but the condition was deteriorated indicating the jawbone was several years old. A search of the area was conducted where three additional potential human bones were located.
Marshall County Medical Examiner was contacted to collect the suspected human remains which were sent to the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office for further testing.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office received information from the State Medical Examiner’s Office the mandible was confirmed as human with no modern medical significance. The remaining bones were determined non-human.
The mandible was transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa for further examination. The mandible was determined likely to belong to a prehistoric Native American, middle to older age male. Additional historical research is expected.
The Marshall County, Iowa Sheriff’s Office is led by Sheriff Joel Phillips and is committed to keeping communities and neighborhoods safe in Marshall County.
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March 1, 2025
Deputies responded to a report of an overdue fisherman on Friday, February 28th, 2025, at Green Castle Recreation Area resulting in a fatality.
February 20, 2025
See attached media release from the Marshall County Attorney's Office
December 20, 2024
Press release from United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of IowaNovember 8, 2024
September 13, 2024
The photo above was taken at a crash scene on Highway 30 where a distracted driver struck the back of a wagon transporting corn from the field. Luckily, the driver of the tractor and the pickup truck were both uninjured.August 26, 2024
