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Catholic school students abandoned their studies and began praying. Downtown businesses shut their doors. Court cases were hastily rescheduled.

tbabcock@timesrepublican.com T-R PHOTOS BY TREVOR BABCOCK — MARSHALLTOWN Company President and CEO Joe Carter speaks at the Thursday groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s 60,000 square foot addition of manufacturing space. Ground has broken on MARSHALLTOWN’s 60,000-square-foot addition of manufacturing space. The construction tools and equipment manufacturer celebrated the expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday. “The last 12 months have been interesting I’ll say,�...