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The beat goes on during Crazy Days

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MARSHALL — How many pieces of candy can you get for $200. Show up at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in downtown Marshall, walk up to the big fire truck parked on Main Street and look up. All those pieces of candy will be falling from a aerial basket. The candy drop is just one of many ...

Lyon Co. board weighs budget challenges

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MARSHALL — With higher health and human services costs on the horizon for next year, Lyon County Commissioners need to get an early start thinking about the 2027 budget, Administrator Loren Stomberg said this week. At Tuesday’s county board meeting, Stomberg said possible options facing ...

DEED opts for smaller office at Lyon Govt. Center

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MARSHALL — Funding cuts mean a tenant at the Lyon County Government Center is requesting a smaller office space. This week, Lyon County Commissioners approved a lease renewal for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development office on the third floor of the Government ...

Coming Home Days, Wilder Pageant, Forever Jen ride this weekend

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This weekend will be full of pageantry, motorcyclists and festivities. Cottonwood's Coming Home Days and Wilder Pageant in Walnut Grove run throughout the weekend, while the annual motorcycle run headed by charity organization Forever Jen in Arco takes place on Saturday. Coming Home Days ...

Crime

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MARSHALL — Fraud reported at 3:24 p.m. Wednesday on the 100 block of East Main Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. BALATON — Criminal sexual conduct reported at 10:22 a.m. Wednesday on the 1000 block of Lake Yankton Avenue, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. ...

Documentary focuses on Help Tuck Them In

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TRACY — At the end of the day, people's love for each other is what makes good happen in the world. That's the message local freelance filmmaker and Southwest Minnesota State University alumni Tahj’ee Smith wants to convey in his documentary about local volunteer organization Help Tuck Them ...