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‘We honor his life’

COTTONWOOD — It’s an annual tradition at Lakeview School. Members of the Lakeview cross country team carry the ball for the homecoming football game from Wood Lake to Cottonwood. But this year the tradition took on extra meaning, as Lakeview community members honored the memory of a Wood ...

‘A museum’ of vintage trucks

REDWOOD FALLS — Tim Wertish says he was born on a salvage yard. He presently owns a used car lot in Redwood Falls. So cars and trucks have always been part of his life. So much so, that he started what he called a vintage vehicle rescue. In 2018, he purchased a farm site on the south end ...

100 Miles for Hope journey begins

MARSHALL — A journey of 100 miles is now underway for Hope Harbor Executive Director Chad Doyle. On Thursday, Doyle and his friend Siscko Garcia started walking from Sioux Falls to Marshall. The trek is meant to raise awareness and donations for the nonprofit, which serves teens in South ...

Minnesota company sues Old National Bank

A Minnesota-based company has sued Old National Bank claiming that the bank failed to protect the business’s checking account from more than $1 million in fraudulent transactions, Ramsey County court documents said. Marshall Screw Products, a St. Anthony company doing business as Marshall Manufacturing, filed a civil suit against Old National Bank Foundation, Inc., in Ramsey County Civil Court in August. The civil complaint said claims against Old National included negligence and misrepresentation of its services. The complaint said Marshall Screw Products was paying for an Old ...

MN deer archery season starts Saturday

Minnesota’s archery deer and small-game hunting seasons will kick off on Saturday. This week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to brush up on safety recommendations and hunting regulations before heading out into the field. “Hunting season is a time of year that many people look forward to and our goal is that every hunter who heads afield makes it home safely,” said Capt. Jon Paurus, education program coordinator for the DNR Enforcement Division. “Whatever species they’re targeting, every hunter should take a moment to focus on the task ...

‘We’re all just neighbors’

MARSHALL — Mankato resident Ahmed Rasheed was in Marshall Monday visiting family and decided to take his first-grade sister to Justice Park to give his parents a break. Madelaine Elling wanted to honor a friend who recently died by creating chalk art on a sidewalk. Yasmin Osman and Adya ...