Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison provided needed clarity last week about what measures school resource officers (SROs) are allowed to use to restrain unruly students. His briefing is the latest state effort to reassure officers and schools that they will not be prosecuted for using ...

The recent release of 2023 statewide school testing scores reveals some bright and dim spots for Marshall Public Schools. Since the last testing cycle students have made gains in math scores, and reading scores have improved for English language learners. But testing scores in science and ...

The state of Minnesota and the city of Marshall recently took important steps for growing the number of nurses and certified nursing assistants amidst a statewide shortage. This includes a CNA training course offered at the Marshall Avera Medical Center, made possible by an $88,000 grant ...

It’s coming up on July 20th, which heralds Crazy Days, 2023, in Marshall. This is always a good time to catch discounted prices on things all over town, as well as watch those cute kiddos in the Kiddy Parade as they march and stroll down Main Street. But this year Crazy Days is even more ...

If you are ever in New York City in the summertime, you can wait in line for the better part of a day to attend a free performance of a Shakespeare in Central Park. Or, if you are lucky enough to reside in or near Marshall, this summer, you can attend up to three free productions of ...

One of the better ideas to come out of the Reformation was the notion of community singing of hymns; it might be odd to consider, but congregational hymn-singing represents only 25% of the history of Christianity, coming into existence around the early 1500s. It was a way (so thought ol’ ...