GHENT — Fire Chief Bill Maertens and his crew of 23 volunteer firefighters at the Ghent Fire Department saved nearly $200,000 by opting to research, buy parts, weld and paint the department's new tanker truck. Maertens said he’s been looking for an opportunity to work on a project like ...
BALATON — Theft of a chainsaw, hedge trimmer, a battery and cash from a vehicle was reported at 1:39 p.m. Sunday on the 300 block of East Second Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. BALATON — A 41-year-old man was cited for driving after revocation, and having an open cannabis package in a motor vehicle in a traffic stop at 1:11 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Eastbay Avenue and U.S. Highway 14, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. RUSSELL — A 26-year-old man was arrested for a probation violation at 7:08 p.m. Saturday on the 100 block of Hill Street, the ...
The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly opposed eliminating it. Hamilton was among a group of 74 nominations ...
MARSHALL — A major intersection in Marshall has reopened after street reconstruction – but the work at Bruce Street and East College Drive isn’t completely finished yet, representatives of R and G Construction said Friday. The intersection of Bruce Street and East College Drive reopened Friday morning, said Erika Coudron, of R and G construction. Work on the traffic light system at the intersection is still going on, so the intersection will be an all-way stop with stop signs, Coudron said. Drivers traveling through the intersection should watch for workers. College Drive will ...
WASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must stop construction of the $400 million White House ballroom because Congress has not approved the project, a decision he blasted as "unjust" while vowing to appeal it to the nation's highest court. Trump doesn't have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom where the White House's East Wing stood before he ordered its demolition last fall, according to the decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District ...
MARSHALL - Several young adult authors came down to SMSU to the Unbound: Teen Lit Fair Monday to discuss the experiences and stories that led them to writing. The event was headed by Bethany Kauffman, the executive director of Prairielands Library Exchange, in collaboration with the Plum ...
