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When your country no longer feels safe

“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 ...

SMSU’s educator prep program receives national accreditation

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 ...

Record temperatures possible for Marshall

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 ...

Community support helps Legion Field projects

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 ...

City Council approves Community Education and Recreation agreement

MARSHALL — It wasn’t an item that sparked much discussion at this week’s Marshall City Council meeting. But Marshall city officials said a joint powers agreement approved by the council is unusual among Minnesota communities. On Tuesday, council members voted to renew an agreement with Marshall Public Schools, that sets up Marshall’s joint Community Education and Recreation program. “We are one of two cities in the state that have a collaborative arrangement between the school and the city,” said Marshall City Administrator Sharon Hanson. “It does allow us to share ...

Adding range to MERIT Center

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 ...