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'Please help' victim pleads with 9-1-1 operator

MARSHALL — The football game had just ended. Students were heading home, grabbing food, or meeting out with friends. Meanwhile, a party was already underway. Photos, videos, and messages were spreading quickly over Snapchat, and more students started showing up. The music was loud. People ...

Proposal allocates more library funding

MARSHALL — Lyon County Commissioners discussed a proposal this week that could help the Marshall-Lyon County Library deal with a projected revenue shortfall next year. On Tuesday, commissioners went over a proposed 2027 funding resolution that would include a $306,000 funding allocation, plus a provision for additional matching funds with the city of Marshall. Under the proposal, the county would commit one additional dollar for every two dollars the city commits to the library, above the city’s $880,576 funding allocation. The county’s maximum additional contribution to the ...

Quilts of Valor presentation Saturday in Marshall

MARSHALL — A group of area veterans will be presented with Quilts of Valor this Saturday during a community program in Marshall. Organizers of Saturday’s quilt presentation said veterans who will be presented with quilts will include Marshall residents Ken Schultz, Barry Nauman, Curt Fried and Steve Simmons, and Hazel Run resident David Erp. Nationwide, the Quilts of Valor Foundation has awarded quilts to more than 400,000 U.S. veterans since 2003. Different Quilts of Valor groups around the country make and present quilts to veterans to show appreciation, and offer comfort and ...

Trump and Vance announce $25M whistleblower program to encourage public to report alleged fraud

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the U.S. government as they ramp up efforts to end the abuse of federal programs and dollars. The White House said that under the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, anyone who submits a tip that leads to a fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action is eligible to receive up to $30,000, and that the Justice Department will administer the program. During the announcement, Trump said payments ...

Most US stocks rise following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other big companies

NEW YORK (AP) — Most of the U.S. stock market rose Tuesday following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other companies, while oil prices eased back after nearing their highest levels since the war with Iran began. The S&P 500 added 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 529 points, or 1%, while more swings for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry sent the Nasdaq composite to a modest loss of less than 0.1%. Stock prices tend to follow the path of corporate profits over the long term, and several companies delivered results for the latest quarter that ...

Sara Brink

Personal (please list occupation, education and family): My husband, Darin, and I have called Marshall home for the past 21 years, raising two children who attended Marshall Public Schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. I am an alumna of SMSU z or SSU, if I really want to date myself ...