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Lyon County Board says no to sale of wetland credits

MARSHALL — This week, Lyon County commissioners talked about the possibility of selling some of the county’s wetland credits to a state agency. Commissioners weren’t in favor of the idea, however, and opted not to take action on a request for proposals. Lyon County Environmental ...

Tiger Spotlight returns for new school year

MARSHALL — The monthly Tiger Spotlight recognition has returned for the new school year, where the Marshall Public School Board welcomes in and honors a student of the month from the district’s schools. The board hosted the first Tiger Spotlight session of the year at Monday’s board ...

Bonding requests focus on water needs

Several area communities have the same problem: their water and sewer systems are failing, and repairs will be costly. As a group of Minnesota state legislators toured southwest Minnesota this week, they heard a few different requests for state bonding dollars that focused on infrastructure ...

SMSU identifies focus points on strategic plan in Jones’ interim term

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University interim president Dr. David Jones identified areas of concentration to focus on in the university’s strategic plan during his year of service, and on the final year of the current plan. “Our SMSU strategic plan will expire here at the end ...

Trial dates changed for arson case

MARSHALL — A trial for a man charged with arson has been rescheduled to March, Lyon County District Court records said. Moises Reyes, 29, appeared in court for a settlement conference on Tuesday. Last month, Reyes pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree arson. A criminal complaint ...

‘A nice blessing’

MARSHALL — It was a day of celebration. Hundreds of people marked the Hmong New Year on Saturday with music, dance, food and more at the Red Baron Arena and Expo. The festivities in Marshall started out with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday morning. Area residents and visiting guests ...