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New, returning events bring Sounds of Summer fun

MARSHALL — All the fun of Marshall’s free community festival is back — and this year, Sounds of Summer is returning to its old grounds near Saratoga Street. Festival organizers said live concerts and other events will take place next to The Splash, Marshall’s newly-opened aquatic ...

Sunrise Rotary pancake breakfast has a long tradition in Marshall community

MARSHALL — Bruce Lamprecht was known as “The Pancake Man” by his fellow Marshall Sunrise Rotary Club members. Lamprecht, according to Eric Luther, enjoyed making pancakes during the club’s Pancake Breakfast fundraiser during which goes back 21 years and is now part of the Sounds of ...

‘We give you the permission to go crazy’

MARSHALL — Viva Knievel founding member Mark Schwandt says the band likes to be the life of the party wherever the band performs. “We bring the party wherever we go, we give you the permission to go crazy and have the best time of your life, because we will have the best time of our ...

New bus service vows to invest in drivers

MARSHALL — The new owners of Southwest Coaches say they will remain committed to serving the Marshall area with school bus service. On Tuesday, Reliant Transportation Group CEO Tom Nightingale told Marshall School Board members that the company would continue upholding the same values as ...

‘Keep plucking away’ on county budget

MARSHALL — Lyon County’s 2027 levy was a topic of discussion again at this week’s commissioner meeting. On Tuesday, commissioners went over possible ways to help reduce the preliminary levy, and other possible funding sources for some county costs. In the end, there were still some ...

Pride in the Tiger receives $20,000 grant for careers lab

MARSHALL — A local business is helping to provide more options for career exploration at Marshall Public Schools’ Alternative Learning Center. This week, the Pride in the Tiger Foundation announced that it received a $20,000 grant from the U.S. Bank Foundation to help support the development of a Practical Assessment Exploration System lab at the ALC. “The Lab will provide students with authentic opportunities to practice workplace skills, explore different career pathways, and recognize their own potential,” said MPS Superintendent Jeremy Williams. “Experiences like these ...