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MPS talks career development

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MARSHALL — Getting high school students ready for their futures after graduation is an ongoing task at the district, Marshall Public Schools staff said this week. “We do a lot of things here in Marshall that are related to careers,” said Dan Hoffman, assistant principal at the Marshall Alternative Learning Center and Career and Technical Institute. At Tuesday’s Marshall School Board meeting, Hoffman and community engagement coordinator and CEO program facilitator Shanda Walker gave board members an update on career development programs in Marshall. Hoffman said a lot of the ...

School board candidates state positions at forum

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MARSHALL — Rising costs, and program and staff cuts were some of the major topics that candidates for Marshall School Board weighed in on during a forum Thursday night. Five of the six people running for school board this fall gathered at the Marshall Area YMCA to answer questions from ...

Fun at the fire station

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MARSHALL — Learning about fire safety meant some hands-on fun for community members attending the Marshall Fire Department's annual open house on Thursday. The open house gave families a chance to enjoy a meal, get up close to fire trucks, and learn more about the tools firefighters ...

Council candidates answer budget questions

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MARSHALL — Questions about Marshall’s city budget and taxes made up the bulk of a forum for Marshall City Council candidates on Thursday. John Alcorn and Larry Magrath, the candidates in the only contested Marshall council race this year, answered questions from a moderator and members of ...

Wall Street finishes its record-setting week with gains

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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market finished its record-setting week with gains on Friday, even as other financial markets remained indecisive. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% for its first gain since setting its all-time high three days earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 423 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.6%. The strength came as oil prices continued to yo-yo because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal. The price for a barrel of Brent crude bounced between $102.50 and $105 before settling ...