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Preparing today for tomorrow’s success

Community Voices

As we enter the final month of summer, our staff continues to prepare for the 2026-27 school year. One of the most visible projects this summer has been the reconstruction of the Marshall Middle School parking lot, and the transformation has been impressive. While the original lot had reached the point where replacement was necessary, it was also designed decades ago for a high school and no longer met the needs of a busy middle school campus. The new design places a much greater emphasis on safety and efficiency. Improvements include a dedicated drop-off and pick-up lane, updated ...

City completes construction of aquatic park

Community Voices

The city of Marshall recently completed the construction of The Splash, a new aquatic park for the region to enjoy. The project started in the spring of 2025 and due to high anticipation and expectations for the project, some answers to some common questions that we received before, during and most recently after completing this project: Why did the city construct a new aquatic facility? In 2018, the city conducted an assessment and study on the current facility. The study determined that the structures at the current facility are deteriorating, and many areas of the building do not ...

How high or low

Local Columns

We've all heard or said the phrase: “How high or low can you go,” right? To answer that question is interesting, so here are some personal insights. Back in my younger years on the farm, we always grew corn. Naturally, we had a small patch of sweet corn (yum!), but the largest fields of corn were planted, tilled and harvested to feed our livestock. We didn't grow to sell, but grew to feed — a big difference between today's farmers and the farmers of my youth. The ongoing motto was that the corn should be knee high by the 4th of July. Usually, the corn plant eventually grew to ...

What it takes

Local Columns

As I had hoped for in the humid waning hour of summer sun, the schools of bluegills — quality fish in that eight- to nine-inch range — began swarming all sides of the pontoon, akin to the mosquitoes emerging in the twilight foliage surrounding the lake. Safe from the winged hordes on ...

An airborne joyride

Community Voices

The exotic-looking gizmo sat on the tarmac, its bone-white paint gleaming in the summer sun. It’s a peculiar gadget, with two wings that are roughly the same length. Oddly, its elevator is located at the front of the fuselage instead of on the tail. It seemed out of place sitting on the ...

Klein hits the sweet spot when it comes to entrepreneurship

Community Voices

You never know who you are going to run into when you attend Eats and Beats events held on Third Street Thursday evenings. It’s really been a successful venture by Visit Marshall. As advertised, there’s good music, food and even beer. Each time I have attended, I see lots of people — ...