GREEN VALLEY — Area firefighters responded to a barn fire west of Green Valley on Wednesday afternoon. The fire caused extensive damage to the building, and some livestock were lost, said Ghent Fire Chief Bill Maertens. However, there were no human injuries reported, he said. The Ghent ...

MARSHALL — Fuel costs were part of the discussion about Lyon County’s 2026 fee schedule this week. Before approving 2026 fees, the commissioners’ consensus was to increase the overhead for area agencies to purchase fuel from the county by 10 cents per gallon. The county fee schedule ...

IVANHOE — The city of Ivanhoe and an area Veterans of Foreign Wars post are working on a new chapter in a community building's history. Earlier this week, the city of Ivanhoe posted on social media that it was in the process of purchasing the Ivanhoe VFW building. Lincoln County VFW Post ...

MARSHALL — With the Marshall Public School District facing upcoming budget cut decisions after the recent 10-year, $2 million referendum was voted down, community members voiced their thoughts to the school board at a recent meeting regarding what’s to come. District officials are to hand ...

MARSHALL — Tapping into their creativity and letting their imagination lead them through the day, nearly 300 area elementary and middle school students took a trip to Southwest Minnesota State University for the annual Conference for Young Writers on Tuesday. This was the 34th year of the ...

The Southwest Figure Skating Club performed its annual exhibition show for family and friends on Saturday at the Red Baron Arena, ahead of its 30th Anniversary Ice Show to take place in March.  This year’s milestone ice show is titled ‘Blades and Beats,’ and will mark three decades of ...