Bonnie Jean (Madden) Davis was born in July 1935 in the old, Dr. Ford hospital on South 4th Street in Marshall, but her story begins on a farm in rural Lynd. Her life journey brought her back to Marshall and a career teaching kindergarten in the Marshall Public Schools. Bonnie identified ...
While there are many capital park, street and wastewater projects happening in the city this year that were highlighted in my monthly column a couple of months ago, there are also a number of administrative priorities and work that also will make up a big part of city’s year ahead. While certainly not all, below are some of the work priorities that Administration and our city leadership are working on: Finish the completion of a master park plan. This year the city hopes to complete a master park plan. A master park plan is a road map for planning and completing park improvements ...
As baby boomers age, the need for registered nurses will continue to intensify, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The AACN projects 193,111 openings nationwide for RNs each year through 2023. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., highlighted the need to fill those nursing openings by visiting Southwest Minnesota State University here in Marshall. SMSU is planning to add a four-year nursing degree in the future. Plans include a nursing simulation lab. Smith looked over design plans for the lab and talked with SMSU officials about their nursing ...
To the editor: The past weekend was an opportunity to pause and take stock of our current administration’s complete lack of understanding of how things work. Even after repeated lessons from the not so recent past, and the evidence placed squarely in front of them. The third “No Kings Rallies” held across the country were hard to ignore, even by the blind MAGA followers who could do little more than indulge in their favorite pastime of denial and name calling. I noticed that a few preferred to call them “unamerican” . Meanwhile, (Trump) retreated to his golf course and has ...
To the editor: In the March 31 edition of the Minnesota Star Tribune, there was an article that the Bemidji school board voted to keep an elementary school open for at least another year despite facing a deficit of $3.5 million. What I found interesting is that hundreds of parents and educators gathered and addressed the school board when they were scheduled to take the final vote on the future of the elementary school. On March 2, the board voted unanimously to close the school. But four weeks later, the board voted to keep it open, for now. Did the $3.5 million deficit go away? The ...
To the editor: We are writing to express our deep disappointment in the district’s recent decision to refuse reinstating the gymnastics program, even after the gymnastics program offered to cover the full cost of the program. When a program steps forward with a solution that removes the financial burden from the district, it deserves thoughtful consideration rather than an immediate dismissal. School athletics are not just extracurricular activities; they provide students with discipline, teamwork, confidence, and a sense of belonging. For many athletes, gymnastics is not simply a ...
