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A surprise honor

MARSHALL — It was an unexpected moment. During a regular tenant council meeting at Boulder Estates. Executive Director Jim Knudson got the news he would be receiving a statewide leadership award. Boulder Estates staff and community supporters came in to cheer him on, carrying big cutouts ...

Holiday storefront winners named

MARSHALL — Cozy and colorful were the two themes in the front windows at the Graceful Marilyn Quilt Shoppe this Christmas. And they definitely caught the eyes of voters in a Marshall downtown storefront contest. On Friday, Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce staff presented Graceful Marilyn ...

Another arctic blast slams SW MN

MARSHALL — Strong wind gusts and blowing snow reduced visibility at times around southwest Minnesota on Wednesday, as the region was in a blizzard warning. The weather closed Marshall area schools early and canceled some evening events. But while the winds gradually die down, extreme ...

Lyon County Board discusses benefit fraud prevention

MARSHALL — Preventing fraud is currently a hot topic in Minnesota, and this week Lyon County commissioners had questions about fraud investigation for Southwest Health and Human Services leaders. SWHHS Director Stacey Timm and Deputy Director Nancy Walker said that while SWHHS has a fraud ...

Marshall senior’s scholarship to MIT highlights Tiger Spotlight

MARSHALL — Marshall High School senior Nouh Dahir has earned a full scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to highlight January’s session of Tiger Spotlight at Tuesday night’s Marshall School Board meeting. The board recognizes a “Student of the Month” from ...

Dahms will not seek re-election

Minnesota state Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election this year. In a Thursday news release, Dahms said he will be stepping down at the end of his Senate term. “When I first ran for the Minnesota Senate, I said that when I was elected, I ...