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‘A kid from the prairie’

Local News

COTTONWOOD — Once just a kid growing up in Cottonwood and curious about the world, Aimee Falkum grew into a passionate and open-minded student which has taken her to serving the country as a United States diplomat in Foreign Services. Falkum currently serves as an economic officer for the ...

Southwest Celebration to honor SMSU Alumni Award recipients

Local News

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University Foundation and SMSU Alumni Association are hosting the Southwest Celebration on Friday starting at 5:30 p.m. in the SMSU Conference Center Upper Level. The new event will kick off the homecoming weekend. The event will celebrate the 2024 ...

4.5% pay hike proposed for Marshall Municipal Utilities employees

Local News

MARSHALL — Members of the Marshall Municipal Utilities Commission will be considering a possible pay increase for MMU employees later this month. Members of the MMU Commission’s personnel committee voted this week to bring a proposed 4.5% pay adjustment forward for more discussion. MMU ...

Crime for Oct. 5

News of Record

MARSHALL — A 43-year-old man was cited for shoplifting at 10:59 p.m. Thursday on the 1200 block of East Main Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A 16-year-old boy was reported as a runaway at 10:54 a.m. Thursday on the 100 block of South Fourth Street, Marshall Police said. ...

Fighting emerald ash borer in Marshall

Local News

MARSHALL — Marshall residents have been showing a lot of interest in a program to help them replace trees at risk from emerald ash borer, said Parks and Recreation Superintendent Preston Stensrud. “I’ve gotten tons of phone calls and emails,” Stensrud said. On Tuesday, the city of ...

‘Why are all these kids coming to RTR?’

Local News

TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton District held the second of three scheduled listening sessions Wednesday night to discuss the $20 million bond referendum on the Nov. 5 election ballot to expand the preschool to 12th grade facility. The facility underwent recent expansion construction, ...