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MARSHALL The end is in sight for Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions, and how quickly it comes will depend partly on how fast Minnesotans get vaccinated for the virus, Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday.
Walz unveiled a three-step plan for ending limits on outdoor and indoor gatherings, bar and restaurant restrictions, and the state mask mandate. The end of mask requirements will come by July 1, or as soon as 70% of eligible Minnesotans are vaccinated.
“We can make it happen,” Walz said Thursday. He noted that Minnesota is only about 473,000 doses away from having 70% vaccination.
Most of the restrictions affecting local businesses like bars and restaurants will be gone by the end of the month. But while it’s a positive thing, some local businesspeople said it’s not likely to have a big immediate impact for them.
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Ralco remains a family-owned company half a century after its creation. From left to right, Jon Knochenmus, Niter Knochenmus, Lou Galbraith and Brian Knochenmus spoke with the Independent about Ralcoâs history and future.
MARSHALL Â It started out small in the back of a pickup truck and in Bob Galbraith’s garage. But the company Galbraith founded not only expanded across the globe, it’s reached a major milestone.
Ralco, a family-owned agricultural company based out of Marshall, just celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. Through it all, company leaders and members of Galbraith’s family say they’ve kept the connections they have to southwest Minnesota.
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MARSHALL Â Part of building a strong community is encouraging leadership and getting people involved, Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce president Brad Gruhot said. With those goals in mind, the Marshall Area Chamber is bringing back the Marshall Leadership Academy program. Starting this fall, participants will learn about different areas of Marshall’s community and economy, and get hands-on experience working on a community project.
The idea behind the Leadership Academy is to get some new people involved in the Marshall community, as well as to retain potential community leaders, so “They feel like they’re part of the community,” said MACC marketing director Erin Raveling.
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MARSHALL Â Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Williams told the school board Monday that it might be possible for a private business to take over operation of the Marshall Area Childcare Center.
“This is a conversation we’ve had ongoing with local child care centers,” Williams said at Monday’s school board meeting. “We have had one of the local centers come forward with a proposal to take over the day care and run the day care.”
Williams did not name the local child care center that made the proposal. “We need to have some conversations on this proposal that was recently made, and we haven’t had a lot of conversations yet,” Williams said. He said he would likely bring the proposal to the school board at its April 19 meeting, which is when the board needs to make a decision regarding MACC’s future.