RUSSELL — The fish were biting for Lynd Public School students Wednesday morning, who stepped out of the classroom and onto Island Lake near Russell for an ice fishing field trip for the second straight year. Sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students were brought ice fishing by Lynd’s ...
MARSHALL — Marshall community members are looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a downtown parade next month. Organizers said so far, about 17 entries have signed up to be part of the parade. “We hope it will be a nice day for the initial date,” said Sam Lund, event specialist for the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce. The parade is planned for the afternoon of Saturday, March 14. Chamber staff said local businesses, organizations and community groups are invited to sign up to participate. Lund said he has heard comments from community members who were ...
MARSHALL — People from around Lyon County gathered Tuesday to take the first steps toward shaping the Republican party platform and selecting candidates for 2026 elections. Lyon County Republicans held precinct caucuses in three different locations around the county. “We had a very ...
MARSHALL — The turnout at Tuesday’s precinct caucuses came as a surprise for Lyon County Democrats. “The line to register was all the way down the hallway,” said Lyon County DFL chair Anita Gaul. All told, 110 people from across Lyon County packed the Adult Community Center in ...
MARSHALL — Lyon County commissioners turned down a request for a discounted building rental fee for an event planned at the Lyon county fairgrounds this summer. The fee to rent two buildings for an upcoming Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association event will stay at $285, commissioners said. Lyon County parks programming manager Brooke Kor presented the request at Tuesday’s commissioner meeting. She said the MSCA plans to bring its annual Summer Tour event to Marshall in July. “The rental fee for the two buildings they’re using, the hoop barn and the Ralco building, is ...
MARSHALL — Southwest Coaches, the Marshall Public School District’s transportation partner, has recently installed a dual-camera system to further enhance student safety by increasing attention to drivers illegally passing by buses when the stop-arm is extended out. MPS Director of ...
