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Two injured in Hwy. 59 crash

MARSHALL — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening on U.S. Highway 59. A Hanley Falls woman and a Watertown, South Dakota, man, both received non life-threatening injuries, the Minnesota State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 6:33 p.m. at Highway 59 and 320th Street in Lyon County. A 2018 GMC Yukon driven by Monica Lynn Geihl, 68, of Hanley Falls, was northbound on Highway 59, and a 2026 GMC Terrain driven by Fahad Mohamedali Halemi, 43, of Watertown, was eastbound on 320th Street. The vehicles collided in the intersection, the State Patrol said. A ...

MPS talks career development

MARSHALL — Getting high school students ready for their futures after graduation is an ongoing task at the district, Marshall Public Schools staff said this week. “We do a lot of things here in Marshall that are related to careers,” said Dan Hoffman, assistant principal at the Marshall Alternative Learning Center and Career and Technical Institute. At Tuesday’s Marshall School Board meeting, Hoffman and community engagement coordinator and CEO program facilitator Shanda Walker gave board members an update on career development programs in Marshall. Hoffman said a lot of the ...

School board candidates state positions at forum

MARSHALL — Rising costs, and program and staff cuts were some of the major topics that candidates for Marshall School Board weighed in on during a forum Thursday night. Five of the six people running for school board this fall gathered at the Marshall Area YMCA to answer questions from ...

Fun at the fire station

MARSHALL — Learning about fire safety meant some hands-on fun for community members attending the Marshall Fire Department's annual open house on Thursday. The open house gave families a chance to enjoy a meal, get up close to fire trucks, and learn more about the tools firefighters ...

Council candidates answer budget questions

MARSHALL — Questions about Marshall’s city budget and taxes made up the bulk of a forum for Marshall City Council candidates on Thursday. John Alcorn and Larry Magrath, the candidates in the only contested Marshall council race this year, answered questions from a moderator and members of ...