Free Meals Now Available to Students through Entire School Year

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday afternoon that officials are extending flexibilities to allow free meals to be available to all children throughout the 2020-2021 school year.  The previous waiver extension ended in December, but USDA officials say they are committed to ensuring all children have access to nutritious food as the United States recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed to extend the waiver through June.

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Marshall County Election Board to Work with Nursing Homes with Travel Board Voting

Marshall County Election Board: Sean Surrisi, Deb VanDeMark, Rick Huff, and Voter Registration Deputy Melinda Keilman

Keeping COVID-19 concerns and safety at the forefront, the Marshall County Election Board members will be working with the county’s nursing home officials in order to make sure confined voters get their votes counted.

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Plymouth Street Department Superintendent Receives Award

Jim Marquardt, Darlene Marquardt, Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter

Plymouth Street Department Superintendent Jim Marquardt was recently awarded the 2020 Ivan H. Brinegar Municipal Management Award which is given to municipal officials with a minimum of 10 years of city or town service who display strong leadership, contributions to the community, and serve as a role model to citizens and other municipal officials.

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