MARSHALL — When Smidt’s Little DQ on Country Club Drive closed last fall, it wasn’t just for the season. Business owners Rita and Gary Smidt said they decided it was time to close up shop for good. “It’s been a fun 32 years. It’s just time. We need a little time for ourselves, ...

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council took action Tuesday to help finance planned construction on South Fifth Street and North High Street, as well as for updates to city parks and athletic fields. The council held two different public hearings, one for a five-year street reconstruction ...

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Those words helped make the Statue of Liberty a symbol of welcome to ...

MARSHALL — The long grass-covered berms to the west of the Minnesota Emergency Response and Industrial Training Center’s driving track in Marshall were built with a purpose, Marshall Public Safety Director Jim Marshall said. They were part of the groundwork for a firearms training range the ...

MARSHALL — When you first meet Dora Facundo, it becomes immediately clear why people gravitate toward her. She radiates warmth, empathy, and drive, characteristics she carries into every space she enters, whether it’s the classroom, a committee room at the Minnesota Department of ...

For the first time since 2023, the River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Club held its Hillclimb Side by Side Drag Races at Golden Gate Campground on Saturday. Participation in the races were high this year, due in part to the two-year absence. Just over 100 racers entered the competition, with ...