(AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration's massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them of coordinating efforts to block arrests and deportations as part of a conspiracy against the U.S. government. The ...
MARSHALL — For America's 250th anniversary, community members came to the Lyon County Museum to reflect on America's past — the ideas that shaped it, and what its future will look like. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Humanities Center hosted a “Declaration of Independence and Liberty: Then and Now Community Conversation.” The event included a full reading of the Declaration of Independence followed by small group discussion. Attendees talked with others about what liberty and the pursuit of happiness means to them and what government institutions can do to achieve those goals. As ...
MARSHALL — Drivers in Marshall should be aware of another new change to traffic starting today. Representatives of R and G Construction said the intersection of West Redwood street and East College Drive downtown will be closed starting Tuesday for paving work. At the same time, the intersection of West Lyon Street and East College Drive will be opened to allow traffic to cross. The traffic changes will allow concrete and bituminous paving work to continue on East College Drive, said Erika Coudron of R and G. The Redwood Street intersection had been kept open for the past few ...
MARSHALL — In a lot of ways, Pride celebrations are about building community, Marshall Pride organizers said. “This is about joy. It’s about experience, it’s about existence, and being in community with one another,” said Marshall Pride committee member Julie Walker, as she ...
MARSHALL — Dementia is a condition that has a big impact on southwest Minnesota individuals and families. This week, area organizations are offering a chance to support southwest Minnesota residents living with dementia. “Dementia awareness is our main goal,” said Jane Nelson Como, of A.C.E. (Advocate Connect Educate) of Lyon County. In addition, organizers of the annual Walk for Memories in Marshall The annual Walk for Memories event will be held Thursday evening at a new location: the Red Baron Arena and Expo. The event will include booths with a variety of educational and ...
Editor’s note: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that growth was Youngstown, Ohio, a city that became synonymous with steel production and America’s fortunes — and also the growing labor movement that would help define how work was done. It served as one of many examples of American cities that grew quickly due to its proximity to the resources that ...
