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Making it ‘happen’ inside the Red Baron

MARSHALL — The Red Baron Arena and Expo hosted a growing number of events over the past year, staff said this week. In a presentation to the Marshall City Council on Tuesday, senior sales manager Adri DeBoer said the facility received more than $150,000 in revenue. Plus, she said, “We ...

Ice Dogs help celebrate arena’s 10-year anniversary

MARSHALL — Hundreds of fans from across the state and community packed Marshall’s Red Baron Arena over the weekend for a pair of Fairbanks Ice Dogs hockey games, who come from Alaska. Filled from the bleachers to the upper-level watching area, the event served as one of many the multi-use ...

Nine GOP candidates for governor show up at SMSU forum

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota was under a political spotlight Monday night as all nine of the declared Republican candidates for governor gathered for a forum event at the Southwest Minnesota State University conference center. The candidate forum drew an audience of more than 100 people, ...

Minneota native Gail Boe launches third children’s book

NEW ULM — Jefferson Elementary School media paraprofessional Gail Boe launched her third children’s book, “Surely,” Sunday at Lykke Books. Boe read the book to attendees before signing copies and answering questions about her year-long creative process. “Surely” follows Lee, an ...

Homes at the holidays

MARSHALL — History and the holidays came together over the weekend, as area residents toured four Marshall homes. Local homeowners said part of the fun of the Lyon County Historical Society’s Holiday Home Tour was decorating their homes for the season. “It’s fun to do. I do it ...

Two dead in Friday crash near Wood Lake

Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in Yellow Medicine County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. The State Patrol reported that one of the vehicles involved in the crash lost control in snowy conditions. The crash was reported at 8:02 ...