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Motorcyclist injured in Monday crash

COTTONWOOD — A Wood Lake man was injured Monday morning in a crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Cody Dean Cleveland, 27, was taken to Avera Marshall Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 5:52 a.m. at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 23 and Lyon County Road 10, the State Patrol said. A 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Cleveland was traveling southbound on Highway 23, and a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Nicole Mae Schwartz, 16, of Vesta, was northbound at the time ...

Internet program for schools, libraries under review

MARSHALL — Internet access has become a vital resource for public school districts and libraries. It’s something that goes beyond the classroom too, Marshall Public Schools staff said last week. Everything from communications and security systems to HVAC systems in schools also use ...

Why Marshall?

MARSHALL — When Argentinian high school student Belen Olmedo Guerra signed up for the exchange student program through Rotary International during the mid-1990s, she was envisioning a journey that would take her to Thailand, Australia or Bangladesh. “I wanted to ride on elephants. I ...

Ready for school

MARSHALL — Marshall’s public schools were bustling on Monday – and classes hadn’t even started yet. Kids and families were getting ready for the beginning of school by checking out the buildings, meeting teachers, going over bus routes and more. At Marshall Middle School, Grayson ...

Lunar eclipse darkens moon over Minn.

MARSHALL — On Thursday night the full moon went dim as an almost total lunar eclipse was reported over much of North America. At the fullest extent of the eclipse, a little more than 96% of the moon’s disk was in shadow, NASA said. Local resident Kathy Jones was outside with a digital ...

Downtown concert planned for SMSU homecoming

MARSHALL — Part of Southwest Minnesota State University’s homecoming celebrations will be held downtown this year, university spokespeople confirmed Friday. A free outdoor concert will be held in downtown Marshall after the homecoming football game Oct. 3. “Everyone is excited to see how it goes,” said Nathan Polfliet, associate vice president of advancement at SMSU. Having the concert downtown will be a good way to bring Marshall and SMSU community members together, he said. Twin Cities-based band Junk FM will be performing on Third Street in downtown Marshall at 7 p.m. on ...