Whitney Barnes

Whitney Barnes

Develop Saline County Advisory Board hears project requests

Representatives from several townships in Saline County attended the Develop Saline County Advisory Board meeting held Wednesday, April 10, and discussed the projects they anticipate starting when the Economic Development Sales Tax funds are distributed.They represented Arrow Rock, Slater, Sweet Springs, Grand Pass, Nelson, Miami, Malta Bend, and Blackburn.Kirby McCullough, with the Village of Arrow Rock, presented renderings of the old schoolhouse building.

This Day in History

Local history compiled by Marshall Public Library genealogy staff.1919 - A real battle tank of the type that has seen service in the western front of France will be in Marshall on Saturday.

MPD teams up with MVC for City of Marshall Animal Shelter murals

The City of Marshall Animal Shelter is getting a creative makeover with the help of Missouri Valley College’s Fine Arts Department.The Marshall Police Department reached out to Professor Colleen Smith, who heads the Fine Arts Department at MVC, to ask her students to submit preliminary sketches for murals that would be painted both inside and outside the shelter.

This Day in History

Local history compiled by Marshall Public Library genealogy staff.1902 - The fine artesian well in Sweet Springs is attracting a great deal of attention from all parts of the country.