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Local Columns

Funds remain for city tree rebate program

To help address the loss of trees caused by Emerald Ash Borer, the city of Marshall offers a tree replacement rebate program to single-family homeowners in Marshall. This program provides financial support to residents who purchase and place new shade trees, helping to restore and strengthen ...

Horsing around in Sioux Falls

My wife and I recently went horsing around. And no, it didn’t involve traveling to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. We are much too cheap to make a special trip like that. Some years ago, when we were in Kentucky for business, my wife and I visited Churchill Downs. There weren’t any ...

Moment of weakness

I’m a sucker for my favorite lures. If you want to talk about impulse buying, bags of Dots pretzels and packs of Reese’s peanut butter cups in the checkout lane have nothing on a shiny new stickbait sitting on a tackle aisle shelf in spring. Just picturing the flashy rips through the water ...

How high will you go?

We all have many different highs in our lives. Some we'll talk about, and others are best not rehashed. While in high school, I was a member of our chorus. At first, I was placed in the tenor section, and it wasn't the best fit for my vocal chords. During the last two years of high schooling, ...

On the Porch

Shelburne did not become an organized township until Aug. 17, 1879, nine years after Lyon County was organized. The first town meeting took place on September 6 at the home of C.P. McCann. The following officers were named at the meeting: C.P. McCann, chairman; D.A. Aurandt and W.F. Randall, ...

New Horizons is a safe place to go in a time of crisis

The New Horizons Crisis Center held an open house a couple of weeks ago at its current location near the corner of Main and Fourth streets in downtown Marshall. The center shares a retail building with a number of retail outlets. I walk past this building daily on my way to the Main Stay ...