Municipal Courts

Resident continues to dispute past MMU decisions, multiple departments to seek (01/12/12)
A Marshall resident addressed the Board of Public Works Thursday morning after his request for an appeal was denied several months ago. The resident, Louis Rasse, and Marshall Municipal Utilities officials have disputed whether MMU properly followed policy in providing him information. ...

Your city. Your county. Your questions, answered: Timely trim or badly butchered? (12/28/11)
On Aug. 9, a tree fell onto one of Marshall's main power lines and blacked out the entire city for an hour. Though the incident was more of a random fluke than a normal occurrence, falling trees and limbs weighted by ice are concerns addressed by most municipalities.

MMU projected budget reviewed by board members (09/29/11)
Projected operating revenues for Marshall Municipal Utilities for the 2011-2012 year is $25,411,000. With expenses expected to reach a total of $22,696,000, the Board of Public Works approved the projected budget, and members anticipate ending in the black next year...

Marshall Municipal Band 2011 Roster (08/10/11)
Editor's note: The time period with each name indicates how long the person has been a member of the band. Information provided by band Historian Jane Huff. Director: Kevin Lines (22 years) Woodwinds Flute: Mary Lou Porter (50 years) Kate Koffman (2 years)...

Marshall Municipal Band plays at the Waverly Civil War Festival (06/25/11)
The Marshall Municipal Band played Saturday evening in Waverly at the fifth annual Civil War Festival. Band member Ron Schuler ditched his French horn for the director's baton, so that he could fill in for Director Kevin Lines.

Marshall Municipal Band brings new music to an old tradition (06/03/11)
The Marshall Municipal Band celebrated the beginning of their 90th season Thursday evening outside the Saline County Courthouse at 7:30 p.m. The band performed four new songs -- James Swearingen's "The Legend Of Danny Boy," Eduard Strauss' "Clear Track Polka," Warren Barker's "New York: 1927" and Karl L. King's march "Gallant Marines"--in addition to a handful of favorites for the large crowd camped out on the lawn...

MMU approves pay range adjustments (03/15/11)
Tuesday, March 15, Marshall Municipal Utilities approved adjusting pay ranges for both salary and hourly employees. The increase was recommended by the Employee Relations Department during Tuesday morning's meeting after Megan Baldridge updated the board with data compiled from utility companies comparable in size to MMU...

Board of Public Works approves change in utility rates (11/30/10)
Though residents will soon see a decrease in electric rates, approximately $2.60 per month, water and waste water rates will increase and nearly offset the balance. In their meeting Tuesday, Nov. 30, Board of Public Works members re-examined the proposed changes to utility rates and approved the following: an eight percent increase in water rates, an increase in waste water rates by $2.66 per month and a decrease in electric rates by $2.60 per month...

Winds stoke fire at compost site (11/08/10)
As winds picked up from 15 to 25 miles per hour Monday, Nov. 8, so did plumes of smoke coming from a Marshall compost site Monday morning. Marshall Fire Department, Saline County Rural Fire Protection Association and Marshall Municipal Services crews were on scene to keep the fire from spreading, smothering a compost pile with water and dirt...

Utilities offer lower recycling rate (10/27/10)
The back-and-forth between Marshall Municipal Utilities and the City of Marshall regarding paper recycling came to a decision during MMU's meeting Wednesday, Oct. 27. The city had been paying MMU a rate of $15.46 per ton. According to a Marshall Democrat-News article published September 28, 2010, the city had paid MMU $11,803.20 to take the paper products, which the utility burns as fuel in a boiler...

Work on former railroad crossings continues (04/30/10)
In fall 2009, Union Pacific Railroad removed tracks at several locations in Marshall. Since then, Municipal Services crews have worked to rebuild the affected streets and surrounding areas. Work continues behind Eastwood School and the municipal court building, where drainage has been improved by making the ground slope more gradual and removing underbrush. ...

Marshall Municipal Services makes progress in battle against flooding (04/22/10)

Marshall council reorganizes, hears report on citywide clean-up (Update 4:50 p.m. April 20) (04/19/10)
The Marshall City Council reorganized at its meeting Monday evening, April 19. City Clerk Janet French administered the oath of office to newly re-elected members Sheila Cook, ward 1; Dan Brandt, ward 3; and Ron Duvall, ward 4. Re-elected ward 2 council member Vince Lutterbie was absent...

Marshall Municipal Services Committee contends with funding cuts in street plan (03/19/10)
In the city's budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, Marshall Municipal Services department received substantially less funding than in previous years. How to deal with this shortfall was a topic of much discussion at the Municipal Services Committee meeting Thursday evening, March 18...

MMU board approves infrastructure repairs, replacements (10/13/09)
At its meeting Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, the Marshall Municipal Utilities Board of Public Works approved funds for renovations at the water treatment plant and other infrastructure repairs. In her report, Environmental Services Director Ginny Ismay told board members the carbon dioxide feeder and distribution panel at the water treatment plant is "old, outdated, worn out."...

Marshall man reflects on Napton's past (04/30/08)
Although drivers passing quickly by Napton in southeast Saline County may not see it, taking a closer look reveals the history of a town that was the county seat from 1831-1838, when court was held in a hewed log tavern built on a sloping bank of Salt Fork Creek valley...

'Boom Town USA' author to speak April 4 in Marshall at Mayor's Summit (04/03/08)
John M. "Jack" Schultz, author of "Boom Town USA," will be on hand Friday, April 4, at the first-of-its-kind Mayor's Summit, "Poverty to Prosperity," at the Martin Community Center in Marshall. The summit is a joint project of the office of Marshall Mayor Connie Latimer and Missouri Valley Community Action Agency...

'Boom Town USA' author to speak April 4 in Marshall at Mayor's Summit on poverty (04/02/08)
John M. "Jack" Schultz, author of "Boom Town USA," will be on hand Friday, April 4, at the first-of-its-kind Mayor's Summit, "Poverty to Prosperity," at the Martin Community Center in Marshall. The summit is a joint project of the office of Marshall Mayor Connie Latimer and Missouri Valley Action Agency...

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