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A rendering of the new McFarland Clinic shows what the $18 million facility will look like upon completion in the fall of 2022. The health care provider plans to begin construction no later than May 1.
McFarland will break ground in April for a brand new, $18 million facility off of East Merle Hibbs Boulevard on the south side of town, east of Walmart.
Deb Wollam, the executive director of McFarland Clinic in Marshalltown, said the clinic purchased nine acres of land for the 66,000-square-foot building, designed by RMH Architects of Ames.
“Construction will begin no later than May 1,” she said. “It is three levels, three stories.”
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The city parking lot on West Church Street where cars lined up to receive thousands of pounds of free pork.
More than 5,000 pounds of pork loin equaling more than 20,000 meals were given away in Marshalltown on Wednesday.
To celebrate support from the community, the Iowa Pork Producers Association organized a “Thank You Marshalltown” event giving back to those who supported Iowa’s pig farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marshalltown-area residents flocked to the city parking lot on West Church Street starting at 4 p.m., driving through to pick up free five pound frozen pork loins. Iowa Pork Queen Leah Marek and Iowa Pork Youth Ambassador Reagan Gibson were there along with other volunteers to help pass out pork loins to Marshalltown residents.