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Korey Herrick

Personal (please list occupation, education and family):  Airline Pilot. Studied aviation at St. Cloud State University. Married with 3 children and one grandchild. Why am I running for a school board seat? I have been on the Lakeview School Board for eight years. I enjoy being an ...

Alan Grube

Personal (please list occupation, education and family):  My name is Alan Grube. I was born and raised in southwest Minnesota. I graduated from Southwest MN State University with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. For the past 37 years I have worked on the IT systems for Schwan’s in Marshall. I am married to Barb and we have 3 grown children who all are Lakeview graduates.     Why am I running for a school board seat? I was first elected to the Lakeview board in 2010, and it has been an honor to serve the communities of Cottonwood and Wood Lake. I enjoy ...

Andy Frank

Personal (please list occupation, education and family): Hi, I’m Andy Frank and am running for Lakeview School Board. My wife, Ashley and I, along with our 4 children live on a farm southwest of Wood Lake. I graduated from Lakeview School in 2007 and earned my Associate Degree in Marketing ...

Marshall to decide on attorney appointment Nov. 10

MARSHALL — In November, the Marshall City Council will be considering whether to re-appoint its current city attorneys. It’s part of a regular process required by the city charter, said Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes. At Tuesday’s council meeting, Byrnes made the recommendation that the city appoint Pam Whitmore to handle civil matters and Matthew Gross to handle criminal cases for the city. Whitmore, part of the Kennedy and Graven law firm in Minneapolis, is the city of Marshall’s current civil attorney. Gross, with the Quarnstrom and Doering law firm in Marshall, is the city’s ...

Council approves Marshall wastewater engineering proposal

MARSHALL — The city of Marshall hopes to replace a sewer lift station near East Lyon Street that is over 40 years old. At Tuesday’s Marshall City Council meeting, council members approved a proposal to prepare engineering and bid documents for the lift station project. The city had received a $35,000 engineering proposal from Bolton & Menk to design bid documents for lift station. The East Lyon Street lift station handles wastewater in an area that includes Park Side Elementary and Independence Park, according to city council agenda materials at Tuesday’s council meeting. ...

Lyon and Murray CEO announces name change to Buffalo Ridge

MARSHALL — Over the past few years, a program helping high school students build their business skills has grown to include four different school districts. Now, Lyon and Murray CEO is announcing a name change that reflects a wider region. On Thursday, Lyon and Murray CEO announced that it is becoming Buffalo Ridge CEO. The area CEO program started out as a partnership between Marshall High School and Murray County Central, but now also includes Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. CEO, short for Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities, is a program that gives high ...