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Local America 250 activities lead up to 4th fireworks

Local News June 23, 2026

MARSHALL — The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is approaching fastand local organizations in Marshall will be extending some of their July 4th celebrations for the occasion. Events like a medallion hunt and activities at the Lyon County Museum are among the ways to join in the fun, and the city of Marshall will also be adding some new activities before the annual fireworks display on the 4th. “We started planning a little early this year, to do some more special activities,” said Jasmine DeSmet, community education coordinator at Marshall ...

A sweet time at Canby Hat Daze

Local News June 23, 2026

People who came to see the grand parade at Canby's Hat Daze this weekend had a chance to grab all kinds of goodies. In addition to parade units tossing out candy and other free swag, parade marchers from the Canby Dairy Queen carried trays of doughnuts to hand out to the crowd. The parade was ...

Western Pa. revolutionized energy extraction with new techniques, technology

National News June 23, 2026

Editor’s note: America would not be the nation it is today without its vast stores of natural resources. But those resources would have done us little good without individuals and companies willing to take risks. Much of that happened in Western Pennsylvania, where leading developments in ...

'Bringing people downtown' in Marshall

Local News June 23, 2026

MARSHALL — Country music singer Jake Nelson sat on the stage guitar in the middle of 3rd Street entertained the crowd that showed up for the Eats and Beats event Thursday evening. “Thank you everyone for coming out tonight,” he said. The city of Marshall hosted its first “Eats and ...

Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices

National News June 22, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill on Monday that aims to reduce federal regulations and expand local control, one of the most sweeping efforts in recent decades to increase supply and bring down prices. The bill, which passed 85-5 and now heads to the House, has been the focus of intense negotiations in recent weeks as lawmakers in both parties try to address housing costs in an election year. The final version of the legislation bans corporate investors from buying single-family homes but doesn't include a Senate provision that would have required ...

Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

National News June 22, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration's election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, aggregated Americans' sensitive personal data in a way that could result in voters being wrongly purged from voter rolls. "All in all, the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy ...