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Marshall students honored in Tiger Spotlight

MARSHALL — The Marshall School Board recognized five students for the March session of Tiger Spotlight at Monday night’s meeting. The honor is nominated by teachers and school faculty, and commends a student’s strong work ethic and good character.  For Park Side Elementary, Emily Hoppe ...

USDA streamlines $10 billion in commodity assistance

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will issue up to $10 billion in assistance to farmers for the 2024 crop year. Applications for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) are due by Aug. 15, the USDA said. In a Tueday news release, U.S. Secretary of ...

MMU manager to retire this year

MARSHALL — The general manager of Marshall Municipal Utilities plans to retire this year. The search for a new manager candidate could officially start later this month, members of the MMU Commission learned Wednesday. MMU General Manager David Schelkoph, who was hired in 2020, said his ...

West Marshall St. closed for tree work

MARSHALL — A portion of West Marshall Street will be closed to traffic on Thursday, while the Marshall street department continues tree maintenance work. City staff said Marshall Street will be closed to traffic between North Fifth Street and North Sixth Street from about 7:30 a.m. to ...

Kwik Trip employee dies in Mankato stabbing, suspect arrested

MANKATO — A suspect has been arrested after a Kwik Trip clerk was fatally stabbed early Tuesday morning, according to Mankato Police. Officers responded to a disturbance shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday at the business and found a man unresponsive with a knife wound. He was rushed to Mayo ...