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WITH A NEW STADIUM AND STORM SHELTER AS MARSHALLTOWN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO THE CLASSROOM, THEY’LL NOTICE THE GRASS IS LOOKING A LITTLE GREENER ON THEIR FOOTBALL FIELD. CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW TRACK AND FIELD BEGAN IN APRIL AND WRAPPED UP LAST WEEK, JUST IN TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS TO BEGIN. IT’S A PROJECT MARSHALLTOWN TOWN SUPERINTENDENT DR. THERON SHOOTY SAYS IS LONG OVERDUE. I REALLY FEEL STRONGLY THAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND OUR STUDENTS THAT PERFORM IN ACTIVITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY DESERVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST. IN ADDITION TO THE STADIUM, A STORM SHELTER IS ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROPERTY MADE POSSIBLE BY A $3.4 MILLION FEMA GRANT. THE SHELTER IS VITAL TO THE MARSHALLTOWN COMMUNITY THAT HAS ALREADY ENDURED SO MUCH IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. WE STOOD A GREAT CHANCE OF GETTING THE GRANT EVENTUALLY DUE TO THE CHALLENGES WE’VE HAD WITH A TORNADO IN 2018 THAT DEVASTATED MUCH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO THE DURATION SHOW SUPERINTENDENT SHOOTY SAYS THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE HELPING MARSHALLTOWN COME BACK STRONGER THAN EVER. I THINK IT HELPS CREATE A LOT OF PRIDE AND SYNERGY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. MARSHALLTOWN HAD ITS SHARE OF CHALLENGES FOR SURE, AND BUT BUT THROUGH THAT WE’VE ALSO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION ON THE SHELTER WILL BEGIN IN SPRING. ONCE COMPLETE, IT WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD MORE THAN 900 PEOPLE. MEANWHILE, THE FIRST HOME FOOTBALL GAME IS IN JUST A FEW WEEKS AND SO IS A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE ALL THE NEW ACCOMPLISHMENT ARTS IN MARSHALLTOWN, ALYSSA GOMEZ ����vlog EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. AND BY THE WAY, THAT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY IS SET TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 1ST. ONE WE