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More than a phone policy: Preparing students for success

Community Voices

One of the greatest responsibilities we have as a school district is preparing students not only for graduation, but for life beyond our classrooms. That means helping students develop academic knowledge, strong character, healthy relationships, and the self-regulation skills they will need to succeed in college, careers, and their communities. This year, Marshall High School took an important step toward that goal by implementing a bell-to-bell personal electronic device policy, which includes cell phones, air pods/ear pods, smart watches, and personal computers. To support the ...

Vote Seifert for state senator

Letters to the Editor

 As a life long resident of southwest Minnesota, I am proud to be voting for Braxton Seifert for state senator.  Braxton has been a very involved member of our communities, serving as a member of the Lyon County Corn & Soybean Growers, giving communion as a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, active in the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce, starting two small businesses and serving as a mentor to youth in developing small businesses. Braxton is currently working as a loan officer at a family owned bank in Marshall where he sees and helps to solve challenges faced by farmers, small ...

Endorsing Allen, Brink and Green

Letters to the Editor

The Marshall Education Association, the proud union of nearly 200 Marshall Public Schools teachers and counselors, encourages Marshall voters to elect Julie Allen, Sara Brink, and Nathan Green to the Marshall School Board. Julie Allen was a teacher at Park Side elementary for over 30 years. She knows from first hand experience what teachers need to best reach our students. Sara Brink, during her first term on the board, sought to understand the needs of our students and educators. She has visited our schools during the school day to see how she can best support students. Nathan ...

A wet reminiscence

Local Columns

With the boggy grasp of the slough gripping at my loosened boot, I pushed my way through the last 10 yards of cattails with my large, lumbering lab behind me. Wedging my foot back inside, I pulled the boot free from the grip of the stinking mud and made my way to the edge of the slough and saw ...

It's time to...

Local Columns

On a road trip to visit Lake Pepin, I was reminded of something very important. Driving to the lake, we drove by a group of citizens demonstrating in support of our country's democracy. The activity was a part of a nationwide movement encouraging everyone to stand up for our democracy. It got me to thinking that it's time for me to get involved, too. We must always recognize when it's time for us to begin a new adventure, or to become involved in something that we are passionate about. For instance... Why not realize it's time to begin a new physical activity. Whether that new ...

Finding Laura

Community Voices

I’ve been reading the book “Prairie Fires” by Caroline Fraser. I chose it for a couple of reasons. First was that it involves Laura Ingalls Wilder who, along with her family, lived at De Smet, South Dakota for many years. De Smet is about 40 miles west of our farm, so it feels like a ...