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Check forgery case headed to trial

MARSHALL — The case of a Marshall woman charged with stealing from a local construction company will be headed to trial this summer, Lyon County District Court records said. Rikki Lee Kor, 49, appeared in court Tuesday for a settlement conference. Kor is charged with 20 counts of check ...

On thin ice

MARSHALL — It’s been an unusual winter for Pulver Towing crews, Josh Schafer said. Over the past several weeks, they have helped pull a few different vehicles out of southwest Minnesota lakes. “Normally we don’t have this many,” said Schafer, division manager of Pulver Towing in ...

Man rescued from Cottonwood Lake

COTTONWOOD — Another incident of a person going into Lake Cottonwood was reported Monday morning, when a vehicle broke through the ice. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said a Cottonwood man, 68, and a small dog were rescued from the water and treated by emergency responders. The ...

Broadmoor Valley trial begins in Lyon Co. court

MARSHALL — A civil trial is now underway for a lawsuit against the owners of the Broadmoor Valley mobile home park in Marshall. Trial proceedings started Tuesday morning in Lyon County District Court. The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office sued park owners Schierholz and Associates and ...

Two airlifted in Yellow Medicine County farm incident

YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY — Two people who were found unresponsive in a hog barn in Yellow Medicine County on Saturday were airlifted to Minneapolis, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the two people’s condition was unknown. The ...

Marshall Food4Kids sees growing need

MARSHALL — A nonprofit that helps hungry children in Marshall schools has seen the number of students it serves go up about 20% this school year, Marshall Food4Kids volunteers said. “I think it was a sign of the economy,” Food4Kids volunteer Jana Reilly said this week. While ...