MARSHALL - Several young adult authors came down to SMSU to the Unbound: Teen Lit Fair Monday to discuss the experiences and stories that led them to writing. The event was headed by Bethany Kauffman, the executive director of Prairielands Library Exchange, in collaboration with the Plum ...
SLAYTON — Two people were injured in a one-vehicle crash Thursday in Murray County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 1:32 p.m. on Highway 267 in Slayton Township. A 2006 Ford Mustang driven by Abagail Elizabeth Cappotto, 16, of Slayton, was traveling northbound on Highway 267 when it left the roadway and rolled, the State Patrol said. Cappotto and a passenger in the vehicle, 18-year-old Kianndra Denano Fergen, of Lennox, S.D., were taken to the Slayton hospital with non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said. The Murray County Sheriff’s Office ...
MARSHALL —- Minnesota voters will go to the polls Tuesday for the primary election. Voters will choose candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. Senate and House of Representative, secretary of state, state auditor and the attorney general. The ballot is a partisan primary ballot, meaning voters are only permitted to vote for the candidates of one party. According to Steven Anderson, the Marshall city clerk, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. He said the busiest times being right when the polls open, around lunchtime and anytime between 4:30 and 6:30 ...
TYLER — There are generations of history connected with family farms in southwest Minnesota. Last weekend, the Minnesota Farm Bureau honored two farms that reached some major milestones. During the Lincoln County Fair, the John M. and Dawn Wichern farm was recognized as a 2026 Century ...
MARSHALL — A major intersection in Marshall has reopened after street reconstruction – but the work at Bruce Street and East College Drive isn’t completely finished yet, representatives of R and G Construction said Friday. The intersection of Bruce Street and East College Drive reopened Friday morning, said Erika Coudron, of R and G construction. Work on the traffic light system at the intersection is still going on, so the intersection will be an all-way stop with stop signs, Coudron said. Drivers traveling through the intersection should watch for workers. College Drive will ...
GILFILLAN ESTATE — The top four candidates running for Minnesota governor gathered Wednesday at the Farmfest forum to answer questions related to agriculture. Candidates included Democratic candidate U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and the three candidates seeking the Republican nomination in the ...
