MARSHALL — The long grass-covered berms to the west of the Minnesota Emergency Response and Industrial Training Center’s driving track in Marshall were built with a purpose, Marshall Public Safety Director Jim Marshall said. They were part of the groundwork for a firearms training range ...
Human trafficking is widely considered an epidemic by experts because it often happens in silence and way too often. “Human trafficking is a form of exploitation where there is an exchange of funds or goods with a third party,” said Becci ten Bensel, executive director for WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc. (WRAP) in Marshall. “It occurs when a person is controlled, manipulated, or coerced for someone else’s benefit through commercial sex or labor. Trafficking can impact both youth and adults and does not require kidnapping or physical restraint.” According to ten ...
Submitted photo Marshall High School has announced its Snow Week royalty court, with the king and queen to be announced at Thursday’s coronation. The Snow Week candidates include (front row, left to right) Sam Deutz, Carson Kopitski, Davion Xayarath, Clayton Jones, Logan Eickhoff, Angel ...
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, I ...
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. ...
MARSHALL — A construction project to replace a nearly 60-year-old generator in the city of Marshall has been making a lot of progress, Marshall Municipal Utilities staff said this week. MMU Electric Operations Manager Tony Mead said work on a new generator plant is ahead of ...
