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When Marshall was getting hit with freezing rain and snow last Wednesday, Feb. 5, a vehicle crash occurred that involved a city vehicle. The incident resulted in the arrest of one of the vehicle’s owners for an unrelated event. According to a Marshall Police Department report, at approximately 11:30 a.m. ...

Multiple law enforcement agencies pursued a vehicle Wednesday, Feb. 12, in which the driver was a person of interest in an alleged armed robbery.

According to reporting from Brittany Wiley with Channel 17 (KMIZ), charges against James Scott Miller, 55, of Marshall, were dismissed. Miller had been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting incident in December 2018 resulted in the death of Joshua Charles Smith, 31. ...

Senior Greta Rose Barr was crowned as the 2020 Marshall Winter Warming Queen during ceremonies held at halftime of the Owls’ basketball game Friday against the Mexico boys. Barr (center) is a football cheerleader and Bird Cage member who has been in the orchestra for four years, FFA for three years, and National Honor Society for two years. She was escorted by her father, Joe Barr (left), and classmate Drew Arends...

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, staff members at Great Circle’s Tom Butterfield Campus gathered around to celebrate Butterfield’s birthday with a potluck lunch. The annual potluck to celebrate the founder’s birthday always features hot dogs and beans homage to what was a staple meal during the ranch’s early, financially lean years. This year, the celebration also featured a special birthday cake with a picture of Butterfield’s hand holding a child’s...

During a Marshall City Council meeting, Mayor Julie Schwetz talked about doing a blight study for the Jim’s IGA building located on South Odell Avenue. On Monday, Feb. 4, Schwetz explained to the city council that there have been several people interested in the property and noted it all comes down to tax increment financing...

Nowadays, school districts routinely discuss the risk of trespassers and student safety, but recently Marshall Public Schools has dealt with a different type of intruder all together. On Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 11, the district confirmed a case of bed bugs in the high school library. According to Superintendent Carol Maher, there was an original case of bed bugs at Northwest Elementary School approximately 10 days ago, which is still believed to have been an isolated incident...

During a Saline County Commission meeting Tuesday morning, Feb. 11, Southern Commissioner Monte Fenner stated there was going to be a Cee Kay Supply company transferring to Malta Bend. After Presiding Commissioner Kile Guthrey called the meeting to order, Fenner talked about Cee Kay Supply and when it would be opening...

Roughly two dozen people braved single-digit temperatures Friday, Feb. 14, to celebrate the official opening of Marshall’s dog park. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at noon with volunteers from the Friends of Marshall Dog Park committee, Marshall city officials, Marshall Chamber of Commerce members and ambassadors, members of Saline Animal League, sponsors Tom and Kathy Blumhorst, and Brent Guier and his crew from Advanced Fence and Rail LLC, among other community supporters...

JEFFERSON CITY — Arrow Rock State Historic Site invites the public to attend a special guest lecture at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 22. Colton Kiso is a native of Saline County who has been blacksmithing since he was 10 years old. During special events, Kiso can be found at the John P. Site’s Gun Shop in Arrow Rock working on the forge. Kiso recently appeared on the History Channel series “Forged in Fire” and made it to the final round of the four-person competition, finishing in second place...

The Saline County Commission, along with other county officials, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the elevated water storage tank — close to the Marshall Junction and located northeast of U.S. Highway 65 and Interstate 70 intersection — Wednesday morning, Jan. 15...

After working for the Saline County Courthouse for over 28 years, Building and Grounds Supervisor Bill Sleeper has decided to retire.