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Library cuts could go beyond Marshall

MARSHALL — If Lyon County makes cuts in funding for the Marshall-Lyon County Library, the impact could be felt not just in Marshall, but at library locations in Cottonwood and Balaton, Library Director Michele Leininger said this week. “Unfortunately this time, with this large a cut, ...

School district switches to new athletics app

MARSHALL — As Marshall Public Schools starts a new school year, the district is going through “a bit of a transition” in adjusting to a new computer registration platform for managing school athletics and activities. This week, MPS Activities Director Mitch Grunig went over the basics of the new platform, Bound, for members of the Marshall School Board. “I was telling our kids and our coaches this year, we probably have the biggest change in high school athletics and activities in the last 15 years with the transition from our previous platform to our new one, which is ...

Stocks fall on Wall Street as oil prices jump back above $100 a barrel after Iran war escalates

(AP) — Stocks on Wall Street lost ground again Wednesday as the price of crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel amid further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite gave up 0.6%. The indexes are each on track for a weekly loss. The losses were broad, with retailers among the companies that pulled the market lower. Amazon fell 1.8%, Starbucks lost 1.9% and Home Depot dropped 1%. Every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 declined except for energy, which rose as oil companies ...

Crime

MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county and city attorneys’ offices for consideration of fleeing in a motor vehicle and instruction permit violation charges against a Marshall boy, 16, and permitting illegal operation charges against a Marshall woman, 32, in a traffic stop at 10:06 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of South Bruce Street and East Lyon Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on an incident at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday on the 1400 block of South Saratoga Street, Marshall Police said. RUSSELL — A report is pending on an incident at 1:59 p.m. ...