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MARSHALL — A 31-year-old man was cited for trespassing at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday on the 1100 block of East Main Street, Marshall Police said. COTTONWOOD — A 16-year-old juvenile was cited for not having a driver’s license in a traffic stop at 9:02 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Barstad road and West Main Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. COTTONWOOD — A family matter reported at 12:09 p.m. Tuesday on the 2700 block of Lyon County Road 10 is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said.

It’s a hoot’ to watch duck race

MARSHALL — Marshall Noon Rotary member Matt Pederson says “it’s kind of a hoot” to see hundreds of small rubber ducks floating down the Redwood River heading toward the finish during the Sounds of Summer. “It’s been kind of fun for me — is that you go down into the bottom of ...

‘We give you the permission to go crazy’

MARSHALL — Viva Knievel founding member Mark Schwandt says the band likes to be the life of the party wherever the band performs. “We bring the party wherever we go, we give you the permission to go crazy and have the best time of your life, because we will have the best time of our ...

New, returning events bring Sounds of Summer fun

MARSHALL — All the fun of Marshall’s free community festival is back — and this year, Sounds of Summer is returning to its old grounds near Saratoga Street. Festival organizers said live concerts and other events will take place next to The Splash, Marshall’s newly-opened aquatic ...

Right on Q for Horvath, Brunsvold

MARSHALL — In Marshall, Quentin Brunsvold is well known as the fire chief. Quinn Horvath is a local funeral home director. Together, however, many people in southwest Minnesota have seen them in an entirely different way — as the Singing Qs. And on Aug. 21, the singing duo will return to ...