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Championship greeting

Photo by Jake McNeill Marshall’s Taleigha Bigler (facing away from camera) is greeted by teammates Katelyn Leibfried (left) and Kaitlyn Soupir after winning the girls 4x800-meter relay, along with Peyton Boeck, at the Class AA state track and field championship on Thursday at St. ...

Housing an ongoing need in Marshall

MARSHALL — There’s a need for more housing in Marshall, whether that’s single family homes, rentals or senior apartments, a 2021 housing study said. But while there have been some new housing development projects in Marshall in recent years, there are still challenges to meeting the ...

‘Nobody walks alone’

MARSHALL — Dementia is a condition with a big impact. “Everyone has been affected in some way,” said Jane Nelson Como, coordinator of the Marshall Area Demential Awareness Network (MADAN). Every 65 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops dementia, she said. That means many area residents ...

Repeat champs

BECKER — Running to the green together after the final putt on Hole 18, the Dawson-Boyd girls golf team and senior Lindsey Lund defended their team and individual title, and repeat as the Class A 2025 state champions after two days of competition. The Blackjacks earned first place with a 669, ...

Marshall Council approves time limit for CUPs

MARSHALL — People who receive conditional use permits in Marshall will now have a limited time to act on them. This week, the Marshall City Council voted to approve an updated city ordinance that would apply a “use it or lose it” approach to CUP projects. Under the updated ordinance, ...

Community helps Marshall man get back on the road

MARSHALL — Marshall resident Johnny Roberts said he goes everywhere by bicycle. That was part of the reason why it was a shock when Roberts found his only form of transportation had been stolen from his yard one night last week. “I came back outside, and it was gone,” Roberts said. ...