01/18/11 Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday the Marshall County Drainage Board and Commissioner’s meeting has been moved to Tuesday, January 18th.  The Drainage Board meeting is scheduled for 8:30 in the second floor meeting room of the County Building.  The agenda includes: reorganization of the board with the election...
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01/07/11 The Marshall County Commissioner heard good news from the County Attorney on two litigation issues. The County’s liability insurance carrier notified Jim Clevenger that the federal court has dismissed a case that stemmed from an incident at the old jail in 2006. The inmate alleged that he had been assaulted at the jail. ...
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01/04/11  The Marshall County Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year with the first order of business being the reorganization of the board.  After introducing new member Greg Compton Jack Roose motioned to retain the current officers for 2011.  Kevin Overmyer will serve another year as President and Jack Roose will remain...
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12/22/10 Marshall County Sheriff on VanVactor was honored by the Commissioners during their meeting Monday. The Commissioners passed a resolution in recognition of outstanding accomplishment and contributions.  The resolution continued by saying: Whereas, Jon VanVactor has been a Deputy Sheriff and Sheriff of Marshall County from November 1, 1978 until December 31, 2010 serving...
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12/21/10 Monday morning the Marshall County Commissioners motioned to have the County Plan Commission study the Plan Director’s position to see if it might be possible to make it a part-time position. Commissioner Jack Roose said, “I may be way out on a limb here but I think the Plan Commission needs to study...
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12/15/10 Marshall County Auditor Penny Lukenbill sent notification of an executive meeting of the Marshall County Commissioners. The Commissioners will convene for an executive session in the Commissioner’s meeting room on the second floor of the County Building on Monday, December 20th at 1 p.m.  The purpose of the meeting is to conduct performance...
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12/07/10 Monday morning the Marshall County Commissioners suspended the rules and passed resolution 2010-7 on second and third reading.  The resolution spells out the public easements at Lake of the Woods. Commissioner Kevin Overmyer said their only intention was to define ownership of the various easements at the lake once they had been informed...
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11/19/10 Thursday evening Republican Precinct Committeemen and women gathered at Republican headquarters for a caucus to select the person who will fill the remaining term of Commissioner Tom Chamberlin who has resigned his elected position effective at the end of the year.  Chamberlin will assume the duties of County Sheriff on January 1st, 2011....
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11/16/10  It was a busy meeting for the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday.  A representative from the Healy Group gave an update on the health insurance renewal with Advantage.  When the commissioners signed with the Healy Group last year there was a clause in the agreement that the renewal increase wouldn’t be more that...
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11/05/10 The Marshall County Commissioners will hold a special meeting with property owners of Lake of the Woods on Saturday, November 6th at the Lake of the Woods Community Building, 8745 North Shore Drive at 9 a.m.  The Special Meeting has been called to discuss county-owned and privately-owned accesses of the lake. The special...
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