The scaffolding comes down on the Marshall County Courthouse after reconstructing the spire on the John Cochrane designed limestone building, damaged by the 2018 tornado. The building anchors historic Main…
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An EF3 tornado hits Marshalltown, heavily damaging the heart of the downtown district and toppling the capitol spire. The path of destruction of was 1200 yards wide and nearly 9…
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The nineties marked a remarkable era in Marshalltown’s evolution. By the end of the next two decades, nearly 30% of the town’s population had immigrated from Latin America and Burma.…
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Daughter of Marshalltown and graduate of the University of Iowa’s drama program, Mary Beth Supinger Hurt, wins a BAFTA for her role in Woody Allen’s Interiors. She goes on to…
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Marshalltown Junior College, becomes Marshalltown Community College by joining the Iowa Valley Community College System, laying the groundwork to becoming one of the highest rated hubs of higher education in…
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Marshalltown Native Anna Arnold Hedgeman is an integral organizer in the 1963 March on Washington. She was an African-American civil rights leader, politician, educator and writer and was a foreshadowing…
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Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, native of Marshalltown, hands the Imperial Japanese Navy their first defeat in the Pacific War Theatre. He went on to command the fleet at Midway, Guadalcanal,…
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Cliff Taylor of Marshalltown bought the third Maid-Rite franchise for $300. Maid-Rites are the culinary cornerstone of Iowa cuisine boasting to be the first and best loose meat sandwiches. Taylor’s…
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On Sept. 23, 1922, KFJB was the first radio station to broadcast a football game live from the field in the United States. That night, they ran a microphone cable through…
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David Lennox, and American inventor and businessman, revolutionized furnace manufacturing by introducing innovative steel alloys as opposed to cast iron to make what is still the core of the HVAC…
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