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MN legislative forum is set for Wednesday

MARSHALL — A forum featuring local candidates for the Minnesota Legislature is coming up Wednesday evening. Forums with candidates for state House District 15A and Senate District 15 will be held starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the MERIT Center in Marshall. The program is also expected to be broadcast on the radio by KMHL AM 1400, and Studio 1 TV in Marshall. House District 15A includes Lyon, Yellow Medicine and Lac qui Parle counties, as well as the city of Granite Falls in Chippewa County. Candidates running in District 15A are Republican candidate Brad Hennen and DFL candidate ...

‘Massive project’ officially completed

MARSHALL — On Monday morning, drivers could travel all the way through Marshall on Minnesota Highway 19 – something that hasn’t been possible for months. Highway 19 (College Drive) re-opened to traffic, at the end of a two-year reconstruction project. In a Monday announcement of the ...

Charges considered in injury motorcycle crash

LYON COUNTY — A report is being sent to the Lyon County Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges in a two-vehicle crash that injured a motorcyclist, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. A Marshall male was airlifted to Sioux Falls after a crash Tuesday morning on Lyon County Road 9, said Sgt. Adam Connor of the Sheriff’s Office. The crash was reported at 11:29 a.m. on the 2500 block of Lyon County Road 9. A Buick sedan and a motorcycle were both southbound on County Road 9, when the motorcycle attempted to pass the sedan, Connor said. The sedan turned into a driveway, ...

Hwy. 19 to re-open Monday

MARSHALL — After months of work, Minnesota Highway 19 in Marshall is set to re-open next week, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said. In a Friday news release, MnDOT said East College Drive between Main Street and Bruce Street would open by the end of the day on Monday. Even ...

Amaya honored for work at Boulder Estates

MARSHALL — Monica Amaya said her job isn’t just about planning activities at Boulder Estates in Marshall. It’s about the relationships she builds with all the residents there. “I like the meaningful connections I get with each and every resident,” Amaya said. “I feel like they ...

Fischbach, Osberg hold televised debate

Candidates for Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional district faced off on topics including farm policy, economic issues and war this week, during a televised debate. Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach and DFL challenger Erik Osberg took part in an hour-long debate Thursday night. The debate was aired by Fargo’s Prairie Public Broadcasting, and by Pioneer PBS. Farm policy concerns were one of the first topics the candidates addressed, with a question about whether they approved of measures like year-round sales of E15 ethanol blends, and country-of-origin labeling on meat ...