Thursday 28th March 2024

Representatives of a gas company are scheduled to conduct a control “burn off” for several hours in Marshall on Tuesday, February 26.
According to Marshall Fire Chief and Saline County Emergency Management Agency Director Tony Day, Empire Gas will be starting the “burn off” sometime in the morning hours near U.S. Highway 65 and Missouri Highway 20. Day said residents and motorists will notice smoke and flames in the area during the maintenance procedure which is scheduled to last five or more hours.
Day added residents should not to be worried when seeing flames and smoke during the controlled maintenance procedure.