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Southwest Minnesota cities awarded development grants

MARSHALL — Water line replacements, updates to a municipal water plant and more are on the list of projects area cities will be receiving state grant funding for, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development said this week. DEED announced that a total of more than $20.7 ...

Shutdown leaves uncertainties for SNAP

MARSHALL – More than 2,700 households in southwest Minnesota might not get SNAP assistance next month due to the federal government shutdown, according to data from Southwest Health and Human Services. This week, SWHHS was notified by the Department of Children, Families and Youth that ...

Council gets birds-eye view of aquatic center

MARSHALL — There has been plenty of progress on the new Marshall Aquatic Center over the summer, ranging from the construction of swimming pools and buildings, to electrical and tile work. “There’s lots of things going on that aren’t going to stick out from the road as much,” said ...

Marshall council OKs changes to artist agreement

MARSHALL — Last month, the Marshall City Council approved an agreement with a local artist for a proposed public art project. But additional concerns from the artist came back before the council on Tuesday. After discussion, council members voted 4-1 in favor of approving a couple of ...

Kor receives probation for check forgery, fraud charges

MARSHALL — A Marshall woman who pleaded guilty to check forgery and financial transaction card fraud received probation, with conditions including that she serve time in jail, Lyon County District Court records said. Rikki Lee Kor, 50, appeared in court Tuesday for a sentencing hearing. ...

Jones shares SMSU highlights during address

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University saw a plethora of highlights throughout the past school year, which interim president Dr. David Jones went over at the annual university address last Friday. SMSU, which has seen its largest total-headcount enrollment in institutional history ...