The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently released the graduation data for last year’s class of 2025, revealing a state record-high graduation rate. Local area schools of southwest Minnesota also reported positive rates. Minnesota collectively reported an 84.9% graduation rate ...

It all started out as a project to help provide beds for area children without a place to sleep. Over the past three years, the Help Tuck Them In program has grown – and the nonprofit is getting some regional recognition. This week, Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative announced that Help Tuck ...

Area state legislators said they aren’t optimistic about the chances of passing reforms to Minnesota’s paid medical and family leave laws this session. “I still think we need to make some common-sense changes to this bill,” Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls, said Wednesday. However, ...

The name of the business is Rick’s Welding, located in Lake Benton. The predominant product, however, is PowerLift Doors. “It’s our top product,” said Amanda Bennett, the corporate administrator for Rick’s Welding. “We also offer farm repair welding, full-service for farmers, ...

The Southwest Minnesota Orchestra hosted a pair of shows for its annual children’s concert on Tuesday in the Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts at Marshall High School. The show’s theme, “Wild Wild West,” took area children and elementary students through an adventure of ...

The city of Cottonwood is trying again to get congressionally-directed Spending for needed sewer and water main work along Cottonwood’s Main Street. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners voted to sign a pair of letters of support for the request, which would go to U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar ...