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Mayor confirms ICE activity in Marshall

MARSHALL — Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes confirmed that there has been U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Marshall this week, during a video message released Friday morning. In the short video, Byrnes also called for local residents to respect differing views, and to show ...

Another arctic blast slams SW MN

MARSHALL — Strong wind gusts and blowing snow reduced visibility at times around southwest Minnesota on Wednesday, as the region was in a blizzard warning. The weather closed Marshall area schools early and canceled some evening events. But while the winds gradually die down, extreme ...

Lyon County Board discusses benefit fraud prevention

MARSHALL — Preventing fraud is currently a hot topic in Minnesota, and this week Lyon County commissioners had questions about fraud investigation for Southwest Health and Human Services leaders. SWHHS Director Stacey Timm and Deputy Director Nancy Walker said that while SWHHS has a fraud ...

Marshall senior’s scholarship to MIT highlights Tiger Spotlight

MARSHALL — Marshall High School senior Nouh Dahir has earned a full scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to highlight January’s session of Tiger Spotlight at Tuesday night’s Marshall School Board meeting. The board recognizes a “Student of the Month” from ...

Finalists for SMSU president vacancy announced

MARSHALL — The Minnesota State College and University system announced on Thursday the three finalists for the next Southwest Minnesota State University President. The new president is anticipated to begin duties on July 1. The three finalists interviewing for the position are Amy Clark, ...

Dahms will not seek re-election

Minnesota state Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election this year. In a Thursday news release, Dahms said he will be stepping down at the end of his Senate term. “When I first ran for the Minnesota Senate, I said that when I was elected, I ...