Marshall County Community Corrections will have a larger space to meet the needs of the organization following the approval of a lease amendment by the commissioners.
Continue readingMarshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board Creates Committee to Find Home for Community Corrections
A committee was formed last week by the Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board to seek information on the future location of Marshall County Community Corrections.
Continue readingMarshall County Commissioners Review Lease for Community Corrections’ Move to Community Resource Building
Marshall County Attorney Jim Clevenger presented the Marshall County Commissioners with a lease agreement between the county and the Community Resource Center concerning space for a new home for Marshall County Community Corrections.
Continue readingMarshall County Community Corrections Looking for New Home
The new fourth court in the Marshall County judicial system will occupy space in the Marshall County Courthouse currently being used by the Community Corrections program which means that a new space needs to be obtained for Community Corrections.
Continue readingMarshall County Highway Department Continues with Paving Projects
The Marshall County Highway Department is working on more paving projects before the season comes to a close soon.
Hepatitis Testing Available at Marshall County Health Department
The Marshall County Health Department has free screening available for Hepatitis C.
According to Marshall County Health Department Administrator Christine Stinson, Hepatitis C can be acute or chronic. Acute hepatitis infection symptoms include nausea, vomiting, weight loss, abdominal pain, and jaundice. Chronic hepatitis C can last a lifetime with no visible symptoms. It can lead to cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer.
Stinson invites Marshall County residents to get a free screening in the health department office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The test is simple and only takes 20 minutes to get results. No appointment is necessary.
The Marshall County Health Department is located in the Community Resource Center at 510 West Adams Street in Plymouth.
Narcan Rescue Kit Training Set to Begin this Week
The first of four training sessions for the administration of Narcan begins this week.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams believes that more Americans should carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug. He issued a general advisory concerning the issuance of Narcan rescue kits to all communities.
Free Tetanus Shots Offered by the Marshall County Health Department
The Marshall County Health Department will offer free tetanus booster shots for those who have been working in and around flood waters.
Expansion of Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office Underway, Following Health Department Move
Now that the Marshall County Health Department has completed its move to the Community Resource Center, attention is now turning to the expansion of the County Prosecutor’s Office. Continue reading
New Marshall County Health Department Offices Now Open
The Marshall County Health Department has completed its move to the Community Resource Center. The Health Department’s new offices officially opened Monday. Continue reading
Marshall County Commissioners Get Community Resource Center Update
Efforts to move the Marshall County Health Department to the Community Resource Center continue to move ahead. During Monday’s County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Kurt Garner reported the project’s general construction cost currently sits at just over $163,000. Continue reading
Marshall County Approves Health Department CRC Plans
The Marshall County Council has agreed to move forward with paying for the relocation of the county Health Department.