MORGAN — Farmward Cooperative and Ag Plus Cooperative announced Wednesday that after Ag Plus members overwhelming approved the proposed unification, they plan to merge organizations March 1. The new, unified cooperative will operate under the name Farmward Cooperative and maintain its ...

New Ulm resident Darrick Postel doesn’t go far from home to deer hunt, and he doesn’t plan to do so anytime soon. “I’ve been hunting private land near the city limits, northwest of town for a quite a few years,” he said. “Hunting was good this year. I got two smaller ...

WESTBROOK — A man was taken to a Minneapolis burn center after an explosion and garage fire at a Westbrook residence this week, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said. In a news release, the Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Frank Wood, 58, of Westbrook. Wood was taken to ...

MARSHALL — As part of their first meeting of 2026, Lyon County Commissioners voted in a new county board chairman and vice-chairman this week. In two separate votes Tuesday, commissioners approved a nomination of Todd Draper as board chairman, and Thomas Andries as vice chairman. Following ...

MARSHALL — Questions about paid family and medical leave, and about the possibility of a state bonding bill, were some of the big topics of discussion at a town hall meeting with state legislators on Thursday. A crowd of more than 50 people gathered at the Marshall Area YMCA to talk with ...

LYON COUNTY — A pickup truck that caught on fire west of Marshall on Tuesday was destroyed, Minneota Fire Chief Jeff Sussner said. Sussner said the Minneota Fire Department was called to a report of a vehicle fire near the intersection of Lyon County Road 13 and Minnesota Highway 19. The ...