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GOP power player and lobbyist key advisor to Demuth

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House Speaker Lisa Demuth has had several defining moments in her campaign for governor thus far. She lost the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention endorsement in May after 10 ballots, though her team successfully raised doubts about the tabulation process to dampen the endorsement of Kendall Qualls. Later, after missing out on what had been considered a must-have endorsement of President Donald Trump, she went on to win the Republican primary for governor. On the convention floor and on primary night as the returns came in, Demuth had at her side a GOP operative and lobbyist ...

Active year at Marshall Golf Club

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MARSHALL — It’s been a busy year at Marshall Golf Club, pro shop manager Benjamin Nath said. Nath estimated that there have been around 27,000 rounds of golf played at MGC since March. That was up, from about 25,000 rounds last year, he said. “Our green fees are up this year, which ...

School Board hears update on roofing plans

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MARSHALL — This fall, Marshall Public Schools will be taking steps toward a roofing project at two of its school buildings. At Monday’s school board meeting, Marshall Superintendent Jeremy Williams reported that a pre-bid meeting for roof replacement work at Marshall High School and Marshall Middle School is scheduled for Oct. 8. “So the bids will be going out, and information about that will be coming out,” Williams said. “Again, that project, we are looking to do a two-year project with that starting next summer. So bids will go out as early as this fall.” MPS approved ...

A reprieve from rising oil prices helps US stocks finish the week higher

National News

NEW YORK (AP) — A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that's built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to break a three-day losing streak marked by big swings due to rising yields in the bond market. Despite the week's uneasiness, the main measure of the U.S. stock market's health pulled back within 0.7% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 478 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. Stocks got a boost after the price ...

Crime

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MINNEOTA — An animal bite was reported at 4:18 p.m. Thursday on the 700 block of East First Street, Minneota Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A report is pending on a drug-related incident at 2:17 p.m. Thursday on the 1200 block of East College Drive, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Criminal sexual conduct reported at 12:35 p.m. Thursday on the 400 block of Village Drive is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of school bus stop arm violation charges ...