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Crime and accidents for Dec. 5

News of Record

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. ...

Senators listen to requests for state bonding dollars

Local News

MARSHALL — A new home for a Slayton child care center, and updated water lines in the city of Edgerton, are among the projects seeking bonding dollars from the Minnesota Legislature. Ashley Haken, a board member of Wonder World Preschool in Slayton, told members of the Minnesota Senate’s ...

Cottonwood seeks state funding for Main Street project

Local News

MARSHALL — The city of Cottonwood is in serious need of updates to a water main and other parts of its Main Street. But trying to get funding to help with the project has been a big obstacle, said City Administrator Teather Bliss. “I’ve exhausted all options,” Bliss told Lyon County ...

‘It was like a shock in a way’

Local News

MARSHALL — A pair of Marshall High School junior marching band students have been selected to join the Bands of America Honor Band to take on the streets of Pasadena, California, for this year’s 137th annual Rose Parade. Mickensy Monsen and Christian Ramirez will travel to the West Coast ...

Fatal fire under investigation in Westbrook

Local News

WESTBROOK — One person is dead after a structure fire reported in rural Westbrook over the weekend, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office said Lance Richard Larson, 36, was pronounced dead at the fire scene. The incident is under investigation, ...

Lyon County commissioners to take closer look at budget cuts

Local News

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 ...