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Tornado-ravaged courthouse repair exceeds $15.5M

The dramatic footage of the Marshall Country Courthouse’s 16-foot tall cupola crumbling to the ground was replayed on newscasts across the country, becoming one of the iconic visual scenes of the ordeal. Shards of glass, bricks, stone and shingles littered the courthouse square in the aftermath. The landscape of the courthouse and the square on which it stands were dramatically altered following the July 19 tornado. In the days and weeks after the storm, it became apparent that pieces of courthouse history were in jeopardy of being lost forever. Marshall County Auditor/Recorder Nan ...

Gov. Reynolds creates Marshalltown housing task force

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds established a task force to address housing concerns following the July 19 tornado in Marshalltown. The Wednesday morning announcement of the task force came after Rep. Rod Blum's visit to Marshalltown Tuesday afternoon. At the meeting, Marshalltown Mayor ...

Lennox International announces financial impact of tornado

DALLAS — The Lennox International location on the northeast side of Marshalltown was hit hard by the July 19 tornado and the company estimated an impact in the millions of dollars as a result. In a statement released Monday, the company announced an estimated $100 million in lost revenue ...

Gov. Reynolds requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for tornado

In an official statement Friday afternoon, the Gov. Kim Reynolds administration announced the governor had signed a letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to declare a disaster in five tornado-impacted counties, including Marshall County. "The governor requested funding under the ...

Casey’s plans to re-open Third Avenue location

The sign that used to show gas prices outside the North Third Avenue Casey’s General Store location is still twisted and stunted, the entire building boarded up after the July 19 tornado swept through. It may look like a lost cause, but Mike Richardson, Casey’s vice president of ...

Courthouse relic signed, dated exactly 41 years before tornado

Over four decades after working as an electrician on the top of the Marshall County Courthouse, Iowa City man Bruce Christensen recovered a relic from his work on which he had etched a small message: “Electrician, Bruce Christensen, 7/19/77.” Christensen notched those words exactly 41 ...