MARSHALL — The Marshall Public School District’s technology team provided an update at last week’s school board meeting regarding the district’s educational technology, classroom support, cybersecurity and more. District Technology Coordinator Todd Pickthorn and District Technicians ...
The city of Marshall needs to keep working on reducing the amount of pollutants that get released into the Redwood River. Meeting new limits on phosphorus, sulfates and nitrogen will mean having a plan for the future of the Marshall sewage plant, said wastewater superintendent Scott ...
MARSHALL — The Marshall Adult Community Center is planning to host an event for senior citizens to kick off the summer. A request to close part of the parking lot outside the ACC on May 19 was approved by the Marshall City Council on Tuesday. Coordinator Katie Brusven said the summer kickoff is something that the ACC has done a couple of times in the past. “The goal is, how do we get seniors out of isolation and loneliness?” Brusven said. Offering low-cost opportunities to have fun and socialize was one way the ACC tries to bring seniors together, she said. Entertainment like ...
MARSHALL — A rural Ghent resident with long-time ties to the agricultural community has said he plans to run for the Minnesota Legislature in the district currently represented by Rep. Chris Swedzinski. This week, Brad Hennen announced his candidacy in House District 15A, which includes Lac ...
MARSHALL — This week, Marshall City Council members approved the sale of a total $6.62 million in general obligation bonds, to finance projects ranging from street reconstruction to park improvements. In a presentation at Tuesday’s city council meeting, Mikaela Huot of municipal advisors Baker Tilly said the city received a total of six bids for the bonds. “So it was a pretty competitive market,” Huot said. The proceeds of the bonds will be used to finance projects included in Marshall’s street reconstruction plan, as well as improvements to the city airport, wastewater ...
WINDOM — Five people were killed and eight injured in a head-on crash Friday in Cottonwood County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash involved a 2016 GMC Terrain and a 2019 Ford Transit Van carrying 12 passengers. The crash was reported at 4:42 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and 240th Street, between Sanborn and Windom. The GMC, driven by Martin Nicklolas Hanson, 67, of Springfield, was northbound on Highway 71, and the van, driven by Matthew Arthur Schultz, 42, of Lakefield, was southbound when the vehicles collided, the State Patrol said. Hanson ...
