MARSHALL — Taking pictures with Santa can sometimes be a little chaotic — especially when you’re trying to get a puppy to pose for the photo. “It can be hard to get them to look at us,” said photographer Katelyn Croat. Croat and her coworkers came prepared to get their ...
MARSHALL — A service used to send emergency alerts to Lyon County residents’ phones has been discontinued after a cyberattack last month. Sheriff Eric Wallen said weather warning alerts from the CodeRED platform will no longer be available. Wallen said Onsolve, the provider of the ...
dgau@marshallindependent.com TRACY — A change in ownership is coming for three weekly newspapers in Lincoln County starting Jan. 1. The new publishers say they’re focused on keeping local news coverage alive. “The biggest thing is, we don’t like to see small-town newspapers ...
MARSHALL — A report is pending on an incident at 1:58 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of 269th Avenue and Minnesota Highway 23, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 36, was arrested for domestic assault and disorderly conduct in an incident at 5:34 p.m. ...
MARSHALL — Continuing the tradition of recognizing collaboration and academic excellence, Southwest Minnesota State University held its annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) on Wednesday. This year’s event marked a special milestone, being the conference’s 20th anniversary of ...
MARSHALL — Lyon County commissioners will be taking a look at where to make budget cuts, after being faced with an unusually high levy increase for 2026. At Tuesday night’s Truth in Taxation meeting, commissioners said they would hold a meeting Dec. 23 for the purposes of discussing cuts ...