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'May we never forget'

MARSHALL — Heidi Fier remembered exactly where she was when she first learned about the terror attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. She was at South Dakota State University, where she was serving as the commandant of cadets at the university’s Air Force ROTC ...

Marshall cleaning business closes down

MARSHALL — A downtown Marshall business appears to have closed its doors recently. Marshal Cleaning Services, a dry cleaning, laundry and cleaning services business on Main Street, was closed this week. An undated note posted on the front door said the business was closing. Documents filed ...

US stocks jump after oil prices ease and an inflation update comes in near expectations

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists' expectations, even if prices are still rising too quickly for everyone's liking, also helped calm the market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% and snapped a four-day losing streak, its longest since June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 509 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1%. They got help from a pullback in oil prices, which had jumped to their ...

Crime

LYND — A St. Cloud man, 31, was cited for speeding at 12:54 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 23 and Woods View Drive, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A Minneota man, 18, was cited for not having a valid Minnesota driver’s license in a traffic stop at 9:23 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of East College Drive and Carrow Street, Marshall Police said. TRACY — Auto theft was reported at 8:41 p.m. Thursday on Morgan Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A Slayton woman, 29, was arrested for ...

Field day is all about ag research

MARSHALL — Agricultural research in southwest Minnesota doesn’t only benefit farmers – it helps all of us, speakers at the Southwest Minnesota State University Agronomy Field Day said. On Friday afternoon, presenters gave an update on some of the ag research going on in the region, as ...

Reaching 100 year milestone

MARSHALL - Evon Marquardt has knowledge, memories and life experiences that span an entire century. Marquardt, a resident of Boulder Estates in Marshall, celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday. Tenant Services staff organized an afternoon party in her honor which attracted a full house in ...