There are a lot of good reasons to celebrate October as National Pork Month in southwest Minnesota. First, Minnesota is among the top three pork producers in the nation. Also, October is historically the month when farmer traditionally market their hogs. The October celebration is an ...
Regional public television stations will be airing a live debate between the candidates running for Congress in Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District today. Prairie Public, a member station of PBS and NPR headquartered in Fargo, will be featuring a debate between U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach, and DFL challenger Erik Osberg. The debate will be moderated by Prairie Public News Director Dave Thompson. In addition to airing the debate on Prairie Public’s television and radio network, the debate will be streamed on Prairie Public’s YouTube Channel. The CD7 debate will start at 7 ...
MARSHALL — Construction work on Minnesota Highway 19 in Marshall is getting close to completion, but the end of the project will still depend a lot on the weather, a contractor representative said this week. Erika Coudron, of R and G Construction, said Wednesday that some of the remaining ...
MARSHALL — The new year is an important milestone. For the Hmong community in Minnesota, it’s also a time to celebrate and share cultural traditions, said Chengzhong Vue. On Saturday, United Hmong Southwest Minnesota will be holding Hmong New Year celebrations at the Red Baron Arena and Expo. The celebration is open to the public, and will feature cultural displays and performances, food and vendors, and even some new events. “We wanted to bring more people to the event,” Vue said. One of the new additions to this year’s celebration will be a visit by the Hmong Corvette ...
MARSHALL — This week, the Marshall City Council approved an extension of the power sale agreement between Marshall Municipal Utilities and the organization that provides electricity to the city. At Tuesday’s council meeting, council members voted in favor of extending an S-1 Power Sale agreement with Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) until 2067. “This S-1 contract is what kind of binds MRES with Marshall for our contract, for all of our power needs,” said MMU general manager Pete Wyffels. Mayor Bob Byrnes said the agreement also allows MRES to secure financing for more ...
MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council took action this week to try and address safety concerns caused by people riding electric scooters and bicycles down Main Street sidewalks. At Tuesday’s council meeting, council members voted to approve changes to city ordinances that would essentially prohibit scooter and bike riding on sidewalks in Marshall’s downtown heritage district, which includes the core commercial area along Main Street. Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator Ilya Gutman said he reviewed both city ordinances and state laws in drafting proposed ordinance ...
