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‘This is what you dream of in the postseason’

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Jordyn Marsh’s dominance in the circle and Grace Anderson’s solo blast propelled the Southwest Minnesota State University softball team to its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament since 2022 on Wednesday. Entering as the No. 8 seed, the Mustangs ...

Hennen gets GOP nod for House 15A

COTTONWOOD — Area delegates endorsed rural Ghent resident Brad Hennen as a Republican candidate for the Minnesota state House of Representatives, at their House District 15A convention in Cottonwood on Monday evening. “I’m very grateful to all the delegates who supported me,” Hennen ...

Lyon Co. approves Tracy building demolitions

MARSHALL — This week, Lyon County Commissioners gave the city of Tracy permission to tear down two vacant houses on state tax-forfeited land. Tom Dobson, community development director for the city of Tracy, said the two buildings were in poor condition and posed a safety issue for the ...

Downtown Roll-In Thursday

MARSHALL — Classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and other vehicles will be on display in downtown Marshall as the Shades of the Past has its annual Roll-In The Marshall Downtown Roll-In will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday on Main and Third streets. Registration is free for all vehicles; just roll on ...

Prospects good for fishing opener, DNR say

MARSHALL — Minnesota’s fishing opener is this weekend, and anglers across the state will have some good opportunities to try and catch walleye and other fish species, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “The fishing outlook is really good for 2026,” said DNR ...

Lubeck keeps on writing about crime in SW Minn.

MARSHALL — When it comes to crime during the early days of Minnesota, nothing shocks Patricia Lubeck. She has been writing books since 2009 because she has a passion for history. “I like to do a lot of research, and that’s the biggest part of it — gathering information and you have to ...