MARSHALL — When Smidt’s Little DQ on Country Club Drive closed last fall, it wasn’t just for the season. Business owners Rita and Gary Smidt said they decided it was time to close up shop for good. “It’s been a fun 32 years. It’s just time. We need a little time for ourselves, ...
MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council took action Tuesday to help finance planned construction on South Fifth Street and North High Street, as well as for updates to city parks and athletic fields. The council held two different public hearings, one for a five-year street reconstruction plan and reconstruction bonds, and the other for property tax abatements to finance the parks projects. The first of the two public hearings focused on the city’s street reconstruction plan for 2026 through 2030, and the issuance of up to $2.5 million in bonding for street reconstruction bonds. ...
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Those words helped make the Statue of Liberty a symbol of welcome to ...
MARSHALL — Continuing to up its standards and provide quality training for its students, the Educator Preparation Program at Southwest Minnesota State University has been awarded full national accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) for seven ...
MARSHALL — Unusually warm weather could hit southwest Minnesota this weekend, with temperatures reaching nearly 60 degrees. Temperatures that warm may set new records for Marshall, said Samantha Garrett, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls. In Marshall, daytime temperatures are forecast to get into the upper 50s this weekend, with a high of 56 degrees on Friday, 59 degrees on Saturday and 58 degrees on Sunday. If temperatures reach those forecasted highs, it will break previous records by about 2 to 5 degrees, Garrett said. According to NWS ...
MARSHALL — The city of Marshall is planning to continue facilities updates at Legion Field, with help from a $75,000 community donation. On Tuesday, the Marshall City Council recognized the Marshall Baseball Association for its contribution to projects like a new dugout, restrooms and an ...
