GILFILLAN ESTATE — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz returned to Farmfest Wednesday to discuss ag trade, cuts to SNAP and updated security for elected officials. Walz has attended nearly every Farmfest for the last two decades, but missed last year after he was selected as the DFL nominee for vice ...

MARSHALL — The Marshall Public School District is pursuing a $2 million, 10-year operating levy with an upcoming November election, and Superintendent Jeremy Williams and Director of Finance Sarah Kirchner provided updates on the referendum at Monday’s school board meeting. “We are ...

MARSHALL — After another summer school supplies donation drive, the United Way of Southwest Minnesota’s Stuff the Bus campaign delivered 48,000 items to nearly 4,000 students across 23 area schools this year. The campaign collects new school supplies through community donations that goes ...

GILFILLAN ESTATE — A panel of agricultural leaders and government officials spoke at a Farmfest forum Wednesday about how to deal with the trade deficit and what it means to America and the world. American Farm Bureau President “Zippy” Duvall said he recently talked to President Donald ...

GILFILLAN ESTATE — Farming can be hazardous work. And this week, some of the exhibitors at Farmfest were helping people learn more about how to stay safe, or even save a life. On Thursday, Hayden Larson and Arnold Jibben each took turns pulling up on a rope, that was part of a simulator ...

MURRAY COUNTY — The Murray County Sheriff’s Office reported that a crop dusting plane crashed in the county on Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff Heath Landsman said responders were asking the public to stay away from the crash site while the incident was under investigation. In a comment ...