Spring is a time of growth, not only in the natural world as tightly wrapped buds unfurl and create the green canopy and carpet around us, expanding their branches and their bound but also in the opportunities provided to expand our reach to others in the outdoors. With the warming days, ...

After an active year of building construction in 2024, the city of Marshall is anticipating another busy construction season that is starting to begin with the warmer months ahead. In the city, the Community Planning Department is responsible for ensuring that new construction and remodeling ...

Three springs ago, a despicable derecho ravaged our region. We eventually engaged a scrap iron guy to haul away some of the wreckage the storm had created at my parents’ farm. It was gratifying to think that the steel from our ruined grain bins was going to be recycled, perhaps into new grain ...

Many times during my journey, I’ve been told to pay attention. From wherever my mind was at the moment, I was jerked back into the current reality. During my collegiate undergraduate years, I had a summer job working at a neighbor’s farm. The fellow was a very good man, and his entire ...

As I begin this, I just got home from Palm Sunday Mass. It is a beautiful morning: warming sun, light breeze, hints of green. It is a time of beginnings. It is the beginning of Holy Week which will be near it’s end when you read this. Glorious Easter will follow. It is the beginning of ...

We are definitely seeing an uptick of residents bringing their Household Hazardous Waste to the Marshall facility these past few days. We thank you for your participation in our programs. The warmer weather has many of us cleaning out or moving and maybe even purchasing a new home. It’s time ...