MARSHALL — There are lots of ways to learn about history. On Saturday, Olivia Hlavka and Noah Hlavka got a hands-on lesson on how past generations had fun, by mastering a 19th-century game called graces. Olivia and Noah stood on a lawn using sticks to launch hoops through the air to each ...

MARSHALL — Pete Wyffels got his start in the utility industry in Marshall as an electric line worker at Marshall Municipal Utilities. More than 30 years later, Wyffels has come back to where his career began, to serve as MMU’s general manager. “It’s an honor to come back to Marshall ...

An initiative to provide soy-based firefighting foam to Minnesota fire departments continued this year, with Lyon County fire departments receiving donations of SoyFoam. “It’s a huge asset to fire departments,” said Tracy Fire Chief Dale Johnson III. Johnson said the Tracy Fire ...

YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY — One person was killed, and two seriously injured, in an accident where a Wood Lake fire truck overturned Friday night, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office said a 43-year-old man was pronounced dead at the crash scene. Two ...

MARSHALL — A new roundabout is continuing to take shape in Marshall in the ongoing construction on Minnesota Highway 19. In a construction update Thursday, Erika Coudron of R and G Construction said crews were making progress on the concrete paving for the roundabout near the National ...

MARSHALL — Next week, southwest Minnesota residents will have a chance to talk with state arts leaders. Nicole DeBoer, executive director of the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC), said members of the public are encouraged to be part of the conversation. The Minnesota State Arts ...