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Bullets strike 2 Murray Co. residences during deer opener

MURRAY COUNTY — Stray bullets hit two residences in different parts of Murray County during Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting opener, Murray County Sheriff Heath Landsman confirmed this week. There were no injuries reported, but both incidents are under investigation, Landsman said. Landsman said Thursday that the Murray County Sheriff’s Office has identified suspects in each of the incidents. The deer opener in Minnesota was Nov. 7-8. Starting this year, the state no longer has restrictions on using rifles for deer hunting. Instead, individual counties in the former ...

Alcorn ‘looking forward’ to new council term

MARSHALL — John Alcorn will be serving a second term on Marshall’s City Council after running in this year’s only contested municipal election. “I want to thank the voters and I’m looking forward to four more years,” Alcorn said this week. Alcorn was elected in 2022 to represent ...

Taking steps to support vets

MARSHALL — Like everybody else who signed up for Wednesday evening’s CHAD1000X challenge held outside MRSHL Fitness on Third Street, National Guard veteran Joe Newhouse was ready to do something hard to support awareness for suicide prevention and military veterans’ health. “I was ...

Making a case for more pickleball courts

MARSHALL — Pickleball has been growing in popularity in the community. It’s gotten to the point where there’s a need for more court space, a presenter at a City Council work session said. Ryan Anthony, a local pickleball player and a member of the Marshall Community Services advisory ...

‘They answered the call’

MARSHALL — They come from all walks of life, and from different branches of the military. But all U.S. veterans have one thing in common: they served their country, speakers at local Veterans Day events said. Programs honoring veterans were held around Marshall on Wednesday. Some of the ...

DeGroot joins Marshall council in Ward 2

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council started its regular meeting Tuesday by swearing in a new member. Eric DeGroot took the oath of office as he attended his first meeting as the new council member for Marshall’s Ward 2. DeGroot will be filling a vacancy left on the council when former ...