From music and food to sports and celebrations of community, there’s a lot going on in the area this weekend. In Minneota, organizers of the annual Boxelder Bug Days say they’re anticipating a good festival. And more local events, like HopFest and the annual Ag Bowl at Southwest ...

MARSHALL — Recreational trails in southwest Minnesota are getting plenty of traffic, according to a trail plan being completed by the Southwest Regional Development Commission. The drawback: trails across the region are limited to isolated segments. “It’s very disconnected. ...

BALATON — This is a milestone year for St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Balaton. The congregation is celebrating the 140th anniversary of the church’s founding. And this weekend, both present and past church members will be gathering to celebrate more than 100 years as a ...

MARSHALL — Lyon County may be seeing a sharper increase in its 2025 tax levy than in recent years, Lyon County Administrator Loren Stomberg said. Stomberg presented a “bare bones” budget proposal in an update to county commissioners on Tuesday. The proposal came with a levy increase ...

MARSHALL — Students heard cheers and received high-fives as they strolled into Southview Elementary School on Wednesday morning. Southwest Minnesota State University student athletes lined up in front of the school’s front doors to welcome in the students on the first day of the 2024-25 ...

BALATON — Area law enforcement arrested one person, and seized drugs including methamphetamine and marijuana, in a drug bust on Monday, the Brown-Lyon-Redwood-Renville Drug Task Force said. The BLRR Drug Task Force assisted the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office with a narcotics investigation ...