MARSHALL — The Minnesota State Board of Trustees recently approved a tuition increase across all colleges and universities in the system. An average undergraduate tuition increase of 6.25% was approved, and Southwest Minnesota State University’s increase is slated for 6.14%. The ...

MARSHALL — Street construction in the College Drive/Main Street intersection in Marshall is “progressing pretty well,” in spite of some rain this week, representatives of R and G Construction said. However, it’s still too soon to say exactly when the intersection will re-open to ...

MARSHALL — Water safety is an area that the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office works with each summer, as people head out onto local lakes. A state grant program has helped the county cover the costs for many years, county staff said this week. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners formally ...

In 2016, Southwest Minnesota State University graduate Kyle Hahn was out for a motorcycle ride near his home in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Kyle was only a couple of minutes away from home when a car making a left turn pulled out in front of him, his mother Dianne Hahn said. Kyle was killed in the ...

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GRANITE FALLS — Members of the Small Business Administration made a visit to Korthuis Jewelry and Gifts in Granite Falls last month to understand what makes a small town family business so special. Also present were members of the SBDC, part of the Small Business Administration (SBA), a ...