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No one carries their cross alone

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NEW ULM – Area faithful gathered at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Good Friday as Bishop Chad Zielinski led them through the 14 stations of the cross. Praying the 14 stations of the cross with the Bishop is a New Ulm Diocese tradition. Typically, the prayer and meditation service is held ...

Wabasso water project delayed

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WABASSO — A water treatment project in the city of Wabasso is temporarily on pause due to “unforeseen circumstances,” a post on the city’s social media said this week. On Friday, Wabasso City Attorney Matt Novak said he could not provide more detailed information at that time on why ...

‘We try to support the best way we can’

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In 2008, Mark Nelson was working at US Bank leasing in Marshall when he was told of the manager position opening at Norwegian Mutual Insurance Company in Cottonwood. “I really didn’t know anything about insurance at the time. It intrigued me. I had some interest. I applied, had some ...

Pieces of Marshall history get new life

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MARSHALL — The building has been gone for roughly 20 years. But salvaged parts of Marshall’s 1932 high school building are still finding new life. “I get kind of a nostalgic feeling, I guess, knowing these will be around many, many years,” said rural Marshall resident Dan ...

United Way awards grant to Lynd Public School

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LYND — Lynd Public School has been awarded a $1,000 Kindness Investment Program (KIP) grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) to help support water quality for staff, students and visitors. Specifically, the grant will assist Lynd in upgrading existing water filling ...

Lyon Co. rolls out new emergency alerts

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MARSHALL — The rollout of a new emergency notification system for Lyon County started this week. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging people to sign up for severe weather and other emergency alerts. “We just started advertising the sign-ups,” said Sheriff Eric Wallen. ...