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Marshall sets new heat records Saturday, Sunday

MARSHALL — Marshall set new records for high temperatures over the weekend. According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marshall had daytime highs of 90 degrees or higher on both Saturday and Sunday. The high temperature observed in Marshall on ...

Reaching out to prevent suicide

MARSHALL — It can be hard to know what to say when someone you know is thinking about suicide. Tim Engstrom said he experienced that situation firsthand, when a fellow military veteran reached out to him over the phone. Engstrom said there were some things about their conversation that ...

Behind the headstones

MARSHALL — It was a moonlit night, and figures could be seen standing among the headstones at the Marshall Cemetery. But it wasn’t a haunting. Area residents had come to the cemetery to share the stories of notable historical figures buried in Marshall. “I’ve done cemetery walks ...

MnDOT reports Highway 19 project making progress

MARSHALL — Street construction projects in Marshall have continued to make progress this fall, the Minnesota department of Transportation and local officials said this week. In an update on the reconstruction of Highway 19 (West College Drive), MnDOT said concrete paving of a new ...

Aquatic Center features taking shape

MARSHALL — More parts of the new Marshall Aquatic Center have been taking shape this summer. “There’s a lot of progress that is being made,” Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes said in a “Marshall Minute” update posted on the Marshall city Facebook page. “The Aquatic Center is on target. ...

Today’s temps may break record

MARSHALL — The Marshall area came close to some record high temperatures on Friday, and could break a record today, according to National Weather Service forecasts. The NWS office in Sioux Falls is warning the area about the heat this weekend, with high temperatures forecast to reach 91 ...