MARSHALL — The new school year has begun for Marshall area schools, and various security implementations remain in place across all facilities to continue ensuring safety for all students and faculty. Marshall Public School District, True Light Christian School and Holy Redeemer school ...

MARSHALL — Area residents spoke out Tuesday on whether Lyon County should allow rifles to be used for deer hunting. While some Lyon County residents voiced concerns over safety, or how rifle hunting would impact the deer population, many of the comments at a public hearing were in support of ...

The Marshall and Dawson-Boyd public school districts have received a combined $192,000 from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) in a state grant to expand or create career exposure programs in high-demand industries for students. Dawson-Boyd received a total of $100,000, and ...

TRACY — The grand parade had wrapped up, but the Box Car Days celebrations weren’t over yet for the crowd gathered in Tracy’s downtown on Monday afternoon. Besides enjoying food or socializing at the beer tent, festival-goers were waiting to see which of their neighbors would have to ...

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota has plenty of room for improvement in the health of its lakes, according to data collected by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Several area lakes — including popular destinations like Lake Shetek — received grades of “D” or “D+” in a ...

MARSHALL — This summer, Sweetman Sanitation expanded its service area in southwest Minnesota. For Ray Sweetman, the expansion was a little like coming back to his roots. Before he ever had his own sanitation business, Sweetman was working for Curry Sanitation in Lyon and Lincoln ...