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Registration can reduce number of scrapped bikes, MPD says

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MARSHALL — Each summer, the Marshall Police Department gets calls about abandoned bicycles. Over the course of a year, the recovered bikes start to add up. About 50 bikes – mainly ones that were found abandoned, said Marshall Public Safety Director Jim Marshall – were lined up in city ...

Hamilton ‘a compassionate soul’

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MARSHALL — Doug Hamilton didn’t like to be the center of attention. That was part of his job as a funeral director, David Sprik said. In that capacity, Hamilton served families in southwest Minnesota for more than 30 years. “He liked to quietly serve,” said Sprik. But Hamilton was ...

Hearing held in Marshall drug case

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MARSHALL — A court hearing was held Tuesday in the case of a man charged with drug possession in Marshall. An attorney representing Dante Maurice Stidman said there were issues on whether there was probable cause for the charges against him. A Lyon County District Court judge gave lawyers ...

‘Nice people and great cars’

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MARSHALL — A love of classic cars has been bringing people to the Shades of the Past show in Marshall for 40 years now. For Hanska resident Linda Geiger, it’s a tradition. “I look forward to it every year,” Geiger said. “I was always into cars.” Linda and her husband Vern were ...

Celebrating Bandwagon Days

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The Russell Bandwagon Days weekend culminated with the parade through the city on Sunday. The three-day festival featured a ranch rodeo Friday night, bull riding competition and Blake Schmitz concert on Saturday. See page 5A for more photos.

One dead, one injured in Hwy. 68 crash

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MINNEOTA — A Minneota man was killed and an Echo woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Minnesota Highway 68, the Minnesota Sate Patrol said. Edward Joseph Lozinski, 76, was pronounced dead at the crash scene. The crash was reported at 2:24 p.m. in Westerheim Township, ...