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In their first meeting of the new year, the Marshall County Commission handled the yearly organizational tasks. This included electing a new chairman for the first time in over a decade. Matt Schuller will take over the leadership duties from Doug Medhaug who has served in the position for 13 years. Kevin Jones will be vice chairman.

The Langford Area girls basketball team is still looking for its first win but Coach Michael Alberts thinks his club is heading in the right direction.

On Road Twice This Week

The funeral service for Darrell Wallace will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2023 at United Methodist Church in Britton. Rev. Rodney Ulmer will officiate and a spring burial will be at the Britton Cemetery under the direction of the Price Funeral Chapel.

The funeral service for Pauline Nelson will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church in Britton. Dr. Lance Griese will officiate and a burial will take place in the spring.

Our beloved, Tracie Renee was welcomed into the gates of Heaven on December 26, 2022. She was only 51 years old.

It was bumpy road when it came to 2022’s precipitation totals. Yet, in the end, this year’s moisture total looks pretty similar to 2021. Last year, local reporters measured 20.31 inches of precip. And despite this year’s seemingly extreme swings, we came in at 19.91 inches in 2022. This total put the area on par with the 100 year average of 20.04 inches of moisture.

Have you been under the weather in the last couple months? Sick? Not feeling your best? Well, you are certainly not alone. Illness rates across the country, state and local area have been higher than ever this season. And notably, it is not just one problem.