MARSHALL Country schools and log cabins, often thought of as symbols of the distant past, were at the forefront this week in Marshall during a week-long youth pioneer camp. The Lyon County Museum hosted the program, designed for children in the upper elementary grades. It began Monday ...

CANBY The wild blue yonder is by no means a limit for Canby High School teenagers who decide to study aviation and drone technology. The school’s aviation class, which has a 10-year history, includes the opportunity for students to obtain a pilot’s license. A second course, focused on ...

MARSHALL A group of Rotary International members from the Land Down Under spent much of the past week exploring a large part of southwest Minnesota. As part of a two-month tour of North America, the Australian club members made a stop-over in Marshall from Tuesday afternoon until Thursday ...

LAKE BENTON Every year on Memorial Day weekend, Larry Olsen’s farm buildings next to U.S. Highway 14 are transformed into a world class dance party filled with the traditions of music, fellowship and enjoyment. Olsen, who at heart is both a farmer and a musician, opens up his farm site to ...

MARSHALL A sunny May afternoon was the perfect time to hit the trail — or at least it was easy to draw that conclusion from the number of bikes parked outside the Marshall Area YMCA. The line of kids waiting to take their turn on a bicycle safety course outlined with orange traffic cones ...

MARSHALL Even though tobacco no longer has the universal popularity it enjoyed for many centuries, tobacco artifacts from the past remain popular with museums and collectors. Items from Mark Schwanebeck’s tobacco products collection are being showcased this spring in the Heritage Room on ...