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Between Executive Director Deb Millizer and its legion of volunteers and board members, the Marshalltown Central Business District (MCBD) has played a key role

The line to Wax Xtatic Record Audio Stereo Shop in Marshalltown stretched down the block early on Saturday morning as music junkies from across Iowa descended o

tbabcock@timesrepublican.com T-R Photo by Trevor Babcock Wax Xtatic Record Audio Stereo Shop’s owner John Blabaum (right) and employee Carl Giannetto (left) worked to re-open their store over the past year and four months. Closed for a painful year and four months, Wax Xtatic Record Audio Stereo Shop has returned to Marshalltown’s Main Street. “There was a lot of work to get this thing ready, and it’s not quite ready yet,” Wax Xtatic owner John Blabaum said. Wax Xtatic is known for ...