MARSHALL — Ilene Merritt said she’s always been a person who likes to stay busy. And staying active is something that’s served her well. Merritt is 99, and will be 100 in April. “I didn’t plan on it. But it just happened,” she said. “It’s been a good life.” Merritt, a ...

MARSHALL — Everything was ready for Lyon County Heart to Heart to help make people’s holidays brighter. Wrapped presents were stacked on tables, and an assembly line of food boxes was set up. The only difference was the location. With the National Guard Armory in Marshall under ...

MARSHALL — Fall and winter conditions create stark, ghostly imagery for cemeteries, but Doug Ohman sees them in a different light. Ohman — a photographer, historian, and storyteller — spoke this fall at Marshall’s Adult Community Center about his hobby of walking cemeteries. He looks ...

Photo by Samantha Davis Santa visited with kids in between the Southwest Minnesota State University womens and mens’ basketball games Saturday afternoon at the R/A Facility. A large line of eager children waited their turn to talk with Santa and take photos. Both teams defeated University ...

MARSHALL — Upon walking into any room and being asked, “How are you?,” Marshall's Bill Swope always replies, “I’m blessed.” Swope is retiring from education after a career that spanned over five decades, which originally started in 1969 and brought him to the Marshall school ...

MARSHALL — Everything was ready for Lyon County Heart to Heart to help make people’s holidays brighter. Wrapped presents were stacked on tables, and an assembly line of food boxes was set up. The only difference was the location. With the National Guard Armory in Marshall under ...