MARSHALL — What started with a simple invite, turned into fun in the snow for a group of Marshall area residents this weekend. On Saturday, a group of residents at Heritage Pointe Senior Living headed outside to have a “snow day” with community life director Laurie Ourada. “It was ...
On Saturday, eight students from Marshall High School joined 44 boys from 10 schools and homeschoolers at Willmar Senior High School for the 18th annual Youth in Harmony Festival. Sheet music and learning tracks for three songs were sent to the schools in November and the boys came well ...
Injury crashes were reported during Saturday morning’s snowy weather in the Marshall area. The Minnesota State Patrol reported three different injury crashes on Minnesota Highway 23 and U.S. Highway 14. The first crash, reported at 7:15 a.m., injured a Currie woman, the State Patrol said. A 2014 Ford Fusion driven by Kylie Jean Vandam, 23, was westbound on Highway 14 when the vehicle left the road in snowy or icy conditions. The Fusion rolled, the State Patrol said. Vandam was taken to Sanford Tracy Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries. The Lyon County Sheriff’s ...
MARSHALL — This week, Lyon County Commissioners gave their approval for an area disability services organization to hold an accessible deer hunt in Garvin Park. The Southwestern Center for Independent Living requested that the park be closed Oct. 30-31 for the special deer hunt. The event would give people with disabilities a chance to enjoy hunting, SWCIL representatives said. Commissioners voted to approve the park closure, and to limit participants in the special hunt to using shotguns. Last year, SWCIL held an accessible deer hunt at Camden State Park, according to materials ...
RUTHTON — The city of Ruthton hopes to replace its nearly 90-year-old water tower, as well as make needed updates to the city water and sewer systems. But it will be a costly project. After a public hearing Monday night, members of the Ruthton City Council voted to pursue a new potential ...
MARSHALL — A weekend collision involving a Marshall Police squad car and another vehicle caused “significant damage” to the squad car, but injuries were not reported, Marshall Public Safety Director Jim Marshall said Monday. More details on the crash were not available Monday. The crash was reported at 2:33 p.m. Sunday at North Fourth Street and West Redwood Street, but the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said a report on the incident is still pending. Marshall said that in accidents involving MPD patrol vehicles, a different agency will usually handle the investigation. In this ...
