Earlier this week, a sagging porch roof on a North 4th Street house was getting double the help with volunteers from Team Rubicon and Habitat for Humanity. The crew of men and women, older and younger, worked to remove the sagging roof which made entry into the modest house impossible. The ...
Viewing the shell that remains of Goldenland Asian Food Market, it’s amazing that the people inside the building at the time of the tornado not only survived, but were able to exit through the front of the store. Owner/operated Win Kyaw and his staff took shelter in the basement of the ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN The City Council has made a requirement for businesses offering repairs to homes and businesses due to damage caused by the July 19 tornado, to complete an application and register as an “Emergency Repair Business.” There is no fee. The recently passed Ordinance requires businesses be registered State of Iowa Contractors and hold Commercial General Liability Insurance in at least $1,000,000. In addition, individuals soliciting repair work must have license cards plainly visible on anyone, who, on behalf of the contractor, are soliciting work from the City of ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN The sound of silence. Yes, that’s the sound coming from Marshalltown Catholic Radio since the July 19 tornado ravaged their buildings and destroyed much of their equipment. “The roof fell in, literally, in our KCRM studio,” said Deacon Roger Polt, general manager. As the building buckled in the tornado, the sprinkler system went off soaking much of the equipment, then the ceiling fell in, coating the equipment with a layer of powdery insulation. “Not a good scenario,” Polt said as he surveyed the damage. “Needless to say, everything was a total ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN Lennox Employees Credit Union and Members 1st Community Credit Union, together are announcing the availability of disaster grants from the Iowa Credit Union Foundation to members of both credit unions who have been displaced from their homes due to the recent tornado and have a financial need for assistance. Grant applications can be obtained from Lennox Employees Credit Union and Members 1st Community Credit Union. Some restrictions do apply, contact the credit union for more information. “We are humbled to be able to assist the credit union members in the ...
Twelve days ago, an EF3 tornado cut a path through the heart of Marshalltown. It took about five minutes to pass through town. In its wake it left ruble from buildings that have been standing for well over a century. Almost 800 buildings were destroyed, damaged or otherwise affected. This ...
