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Lyon County board approves new emergency alert system

MARSHALL — Lyon County has found a replacement for a system that provides emergency weather notifications to area residents. On Tuesday, County Commissioners voted to approve a five-year contract for the Motorola RAVE notification service. At a total cost of about $26,000, the Motorola ...

Two injured in three-vehicle crash

COTTONWOOD — Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Monday on Minnesota Highway 23 north of Cottonwood, the Minnesota State Patrol said. A Sauk Centre woman went to Avera Marshall Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at ...

Group gathers for ICE protest in Marshall

MARSHALL — A group of community members gathered together and walked along Main Street in Marshall Tuesday afternoon in protest of the recent United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity taking place. Current Marshall resident and Minneapolis native Gerald Gerdes ...

Vesta teen injured in four-vehicle crash

WABASSO — A Vesta boy was injured in a crash that involved four vehicles on Minnesota Highway 68 on Sunday. The Minnesota State Patrol said Wyatt Daniel Brockberg, 17, was taken to a CentraCare hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The crash was reported at 4:21 p.m. in Vail ...

Lamprecht remembered as ‘pillar’ in community

MARSHALL — There were a lot of ways Bruce Lamprecht was a part of his hometown – whether it was through the schools, community clubs or his church. “Whatever he was involved in, he gave it his all, always,” said Krista Bjella, executive director of the Pride in the Tiger Foundation in ...

Kilt making ‘a whole new world’

MARSHALL — Sheila Tabaka isn’t a stranger to clothing design, thanks to her work with the Southwest Minnesota State University theatre program. But a trip to Scotland to learn traditional kilt-making techniques has provided some new inspiration, Tabaka said. “It opened up a whole new ...