GREEN VALLEY Anyone who’s ever attempted a jigsaw puzzle knows that it takes plenty of time and patience to achieve the main objective. Dan Labat of Green Valley knows that lengthy process from many hours of step by step assembly. Eventually those hours produce picture perfect results ...

CANBY Jacquie Warda just needed a little help turning her “one-of-a-kind” red Pitts Special biplane in the direction of the runway at Myers Field municipal airport in Canby. Fellow aerobatic pilot Bob Richards pushed on one of the wings as Warda guided the tail of the plane. Once the ...

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 ...