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'Amazing' and 'cute'

MARSHALL — It turned out to be unfortunate timing for 12-year-old Becca Roberts to show off her senior rabbit this year. Her rabbit had been molting and going blind before the competition started. She was unfazed and ready to show off her next rabbit in the junior competition. “I hope ...

Crime

LYND — Theft reported at 5:44 p.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of North River Street is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — Fraud reported at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday on the 500 block of South Minnesota Highway 23 is under investigation, Marshall Police said. COTTONWOOD — Criminal sexual conduct reported at 10:31 a.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of West Fifth Street North is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said.

27 participants chosen for MARL Class 14

Twenty-seven individuals have been selected to participate in Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL) Class 14. The class members will begin their two-year leadership journey this fall with their first seminar on Sept. 16-18, 2026 in the Itasca State Park area.  MARL is a rigorous and dynamic two-year educational experience featuring 11 in-state seminars — six in the first year and five in the second year. The program highlights include a national study seminar in Washington, D.C., and an international study seminar to a destination to be determined by the MARL Board of ...

From Vietnam to the blues

Don “Scotty” Scott performed at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm this past Friday.  The Minnesota native, who now lives in North Carolina, also played shows in the area, including a stop at Benny’s in New Ulm on Saturday night. Scott grew up in Chatfield. A friend’s ...

Tafoya, Demuth do well among Lyon Co. Republicans

MARSHALL — Local results from Tuesday's primary elections didn't diverge much from statewide results, according to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office. In primaries for Congressional races, Minnesota governor and other state elected offices, Lyon County voters showed support for Republican candidates Michele Tafoya and Lisa Demuth, and Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates Peggy Flanagan, Erik Osberg and Amy Klobuchar. In the U.S. Senate primary, Republican candidate Michele Tafoya was in the lead statewide, with 52% of the vote, the Secretary ...