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Hill Street goes Hollywood

MARSHALL — Hill Street Place rolled out the red carpet this week to celebrate the many volunteers who have supported the community over the past year. According to Housing Manager Susie Sammons, a festive “Hill Street Place Walk of Fame” theme was held honoring individuals whose time ...

Louwagie to Step Down as United Way CEO

MARSHALL — United Way of Southwest Minnesota announced that CEO Meg Louwagie will be stepping down from her role effective April 30, as she transitions into a new position as senior district outreach representative for U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn. Louwagie has led the United Way of ...

New Horizons is a safe place to go in a time of crisis

The New Horizons Crisis Center held an open house a couple of weeks ago at its current location near the corner of Main and Fourth streets in downtown Marshall. The center shares a retail building with a number of retail outlets. I walk past this building daily on my way to the Main Stay ...

MHS students showcase talents

The Marshall High School Student Council hosted its Spring Talent Show Wednesday evening, showcasing a variety of talent and excitement among students. There were six different acts that performed. Musical performance duo Karsten Springborg and Brennen Thooft took first place for their act ...

Searching for a cure for Type 2 diabetes

MARSHALL — Type 2 diabetes is a disease that impacts millions of Americans. Dr. Dequina Nicholas said she’s seen the affect of diabetes has had on her own family members, too. It’s something that has helped inspire her research trying to find a cure. “This is the reason I got into ...

Hwy. 19 utility work makes progress

MARSHALL — Construction work to replace water and sewer mains is making progress on East College Drive between Main and Marshall Streets, representatives of R and G Construction said this week. “This past week, we really made hay. We got most of the water main in, and most of the sanitary sewer in,” said Erika Coudron of R and G Construction. “Hopefully we’ll have all the water main and sanitary done by the end of the day (Friday), and then right away Monday morning we’ll start cranking out storm sewer.” At an informational meeting Thursday, Coudron went over updates on ...