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Lyon Co. set 11.9% preliminary levy increase

MARSHALL — After weeks of budget talks, Lyon County commissioners approved a double-digit preliminary levy increase for 2027. A proposal brought before the county board this week included a preliminary levy increase of about $2.2 million from 2026, which would be an increase of 11.9%. “I hesitate to recommend a double-digit increase because this goes against everything that I’ve worked for the last 20-some years,” said Lyon County Administrator Loren Stomberg. “But I don’t see any other avenue out of this, at this point. The numbers – I just can’t make them work and ...

Demuth receives life-saving award

MARSHALL — A Lyon County Sheriff’s deputy was able to use his emergency medical training to save a life this summer. At Tuesday’s Lyon County Board meeting, Deputy Dustin Demuth was recognized for his efforts helping a woman who was having a severe allergic reaction. Demuth and Sheriff Eric Wallen said a partnership between the county and Tracy Ambulance made it possible for Demuth to carry equipment like an EpiPen in his patrol car. “I did what I was trained to do,” Demuth said. “But with that partnership, we made that possible.” Demuth was presented with a ...

US stocks slip after oil prices and the bond market crank up the pressure

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped Tuesday after oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 328 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.8%. They felt pressure as the yield on the 10-year Treasury, which is the centerpiece of the U.S. bond market, climbed to 5.00% from 4.97% late Monday and briefly touched 5.04% overnight. It's been jumping to its highest level in years, and Monday was the first time it breached 5% since 2023. Higher yields mean everyone from the U.S. government ...

Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year's midterms, saying justices who opposed him were "not the people I interviewed." His social media missive was just the latest in a long history of Trump assailing justices, particularly those he had nominated, who ruled against him on his administration's most prominent initiatives. The president has been publicly furious with the Supreme Court over its decisions against restricting birthright citizenship and his ability to issue tariffs ...

FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring standards changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended the bureau's loosening of hiring standards regarding an applicant's past experience with prostitution and bestiality, insisting that the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to be considered for employment without fear ...

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