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One dead in Fairmont house fire

FAIRMONT — A house fire on South Park Street in Fairmont claimed the life of one 43-year-old man on Monday night. According to Captain Mike Beletti of the Fairmont Police Department, Fairmont Fire, Mayo Ambulance and Fairmont Police were all dispatched just before 5 p.m. to the 300 block of ...

Downtown shoppers enjoy ‘magical’ North Pole look

MARSHALL — Saturday’s winter storm helped bring a little bit of the North Pole to downtown Marshall’s holiday season kickoff event. Visitors coming to see Santa Claus at Terrace 1872 were bundled up, as snow fell all around. “It was magical standing there,” said Sam Lund, events ...

Marshall events experience growth in 2025

MARSHALL — Attendance at festivals and other events in Marshall was strong over the past year, with visitors and vendors at some events growing significantly, Visit Marshall Director Cassi Weiss said. “We wanted to really focus on our current events that we were hosting and the community ...

Snowy holiday weekend disrupts traffic

MARSHALL — Thanksgiving weekend was a wintry one, thanks to a slow-moving storm that blanketed the region in about 4 to 6 inches of snow. Snowfall totals varied around the Marshall area, with the city of Marshall reporting 5 inches over Friday and Saturday. Looking ahead, southwest ...

Fatal fire under investigation in Westbrook

WESTBROOK — One person is dead after a structure fire reported in rural Westbrook over the weekend, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office said Lance Richard Larson, 36, was pronounced dead at the fire scene. The incident is under investigation, the ...

Two Marshall High School juniors selected to march in annual Rose Parade

MARSHALL — A pair of Marshall High School junior marching band students have been selected to join the Bands of America Honor Band to take on the streets of Pasadena, California, for this year’s 137th annual Rose Parade. Mickensy Monsen and Christian Ramirez will travel to the West Coast to ...