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Lyon Co. approves finance director position

MARSHALL — This week, Lyon County Commissioners approved a reorganized county finance director position. The proposed job description for the position, which came before the county board on Tuesday, was part of reorganization that county staff did last summer, said Lyon County Administrator Loren Stomberg. The reorganizing had also included Aurora Heard moving from the county Auditor/Treasurer position to director of Human Resources and John Xiong became county Auditor/Treasurer. During Tuesday’s county board meeting, Heard presented commissioners with the new description of the ...

Drake, Bigler named All-State, Stensrud an honorable mention

Marshall guards Taleigha Bigler and Reese Drake were both named to the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association’s Class AAA All-State team, announced this week, while Lakeview’s Brynn Stensrud was also selected as a Class A honorable mention. Drake and Bigler’s backcourt ...

Rural Redwood Falls man faces four felonies

RENVILLE COUNTY — A 64-year-old rural Redwood Falls man was arrested Feb. 27 in Franklin following a high-speed chase that ended after the use of tire deflation devices. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office received a Feb. 27 report from Renville County Probation that a client, Thomas Earl McDonald was threatening to kill his probation officer, according to a Renville County Sheriff’s Office news release. The Renville County Attorney’s Office outlined the allegations in a criminal complaint that resulted in an arrest warrant being issued by Renville County District ...

Marshall man challenges search warrant in drug case

MARSHALL — A Marshall man facing drug charges in Lyon County is challenging a search warrant in his case, court records said. An affidavit filed in Lyon County District Court said Dante Maurice Stidman, 47, believed a law enforcement officer intentionally left out information when he asked a judge for a search warrant for Stidman’s apartment and vehicle. At a hearing Tuesday, a district court judge gave attorneys in the case time to file written arguments on whether the search warrant was valid. In January, Stidman was charged in Lyon County District Court with first degree and ...

Marshall schools updating emergency management

MARSHALL — The Marshall Public School District is in the process of reviewing and updating its emergency management and safety practice procedures, and Director of Operations Tricia Stelter gave an update at Monday’s school board meeting. The district has an Emergency Management Team ...

A new generation at Larson’s

MARSHALL — An area business is starting a new chapter in its long history. This month, Larson’s Home Furnishings in Marshall announced new store ownership. Starting March 1, longtime Larson’s employee Kandice Haney officially took ownership of the Marshall store. Scott Larson will ...