Cara Knapp of Seneca, Kansas did not advance to the semi-finals of the National Spelling Bee. 13 year old Cara is a seventh grader who is home schooled by her mother. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionMarysville City Dump to Be Closed June 7th and 8th
The Marysville City Dump and surrounding roads will be closed on June 7th and 8th. Local Law Enforcement officers will be completing firearms training during that time. Officers are mandated by the state of Kansas to complete a state-mandated course. Read More »
Local Scouts Participate in Search Drill at Alcove Spring Park
Local Boy Scouts assisted in the rescue of a small girl who wandered off at the Alcove Spring park. The scouts were part of an emergency management drill coordinated between the Marshall County Fire Department, Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, Marshall County Emergency Management and the leaders of Boy Scout Troop 180. The scouts were unaware the rescue was a drill ... Read More »
Marshall County Recycling Program Gives $31,710 to Local Non-profits
The Marshall County Recycling program now has a 24-hour recycling drop-off site for cardboard and paper, including newspapers. The program has placed a recycling trailer at the east end of the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store in Marysville. According to Steve Cohorst the trailer has been open for two months. The drop off is limited to cardboard and newspaper at ... Read More »
Missing Girl Has Local Ties
BELOIT — Beloit police are looking for a missing 14-year-old girl who was last heard from Wednesday. Shelby Eck left her residence at 915 N. Mill in Beloit Tuesday evening and was reported as a runaway Wednesday morning, according to a statement from Beloit Police Chief Ryan Stocker. Eck was reported to be wearing pink “skinny” jeans and a white-and-pink-striped ... Read More »
Local National Guard Members Coming Home
Members on the Kansas National Guard 2nd battalion, 130th Field Artillery including soldiers from the local area are returning home this week from peace keeping mission in Egypt. The soldiers were deployed in 2009 to serve with a Multinational Force and Observers mission in Egypt. The unit will return in two groups. 230 soldiers will be welcomed home at a ... Read More »
Local Fire Departments Receive Grant Money
WASHINGTON , DC– U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today announced over $1.24 million in twenty-one grants were awarded to Kansas firefighters to improve homeland security. Senator Roberts said, “I am pleased to announce these funds, which are vital to improve firefighting efforts and first responder needs in rural Kansas . It’s imperative to support our local fire departments.” St. Mary’s Fire ... Read More »
Local Reaction to President’s Afghan Speech
First District Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran has given Barack Obama a mixed review in regard to the President’s speech Tuesday evening about the War in Afghanistan. Congressman Moran agrees with the need to send in more troops saying, “The mission in Afghanistan must succeed. It remains central to our county’s security that the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists be defeated.” The ... Read More »
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