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Justice Dept. subpoenas MN officials

MARSHALL — A group of community members gathered together and walked along Main Street in Marshall Tuesday afternoon in protest of the recent United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity taking place. Current Marshall resident and Minneapolis native Gerald Gerdes ...

Lyon County Board approves new emergency alert system

MARSHALL — Lyon County has found a replacement for a system that provides emergency weather notifications to area residents. On Tuesday, county commissioners voted to approve a five-year contract for the Motorola RAVE notification service. At a total cost of about $26,000, the Motorola ...

Sheriff’s Office receives 7,900 calls in 2024

MARSHALL — The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office received more than 7,900 calls for service over the past year — a figure that was down a little from 2024, Lyon County Sheriff Eric Wallen said this week. Wallen reported on Sheriff’s Office activity in 2025 for county commissioners on ...

Kilt making ‘a whole new world’

MARSHALL — Sheila Tabaka isn’t a stranger to clothing design, thanks to her work with the Southwest Minnesota State University theater program. But a trip to Scotland to learn traditional kilt-making techniques has provided some new inspiration, Tabaka said. “It opened up a whole new ...

Former school district official ‘really cared about kids’

MARSHALL — There were a lot of ways Bruce Lamprecht was a part of his hometown — whether it was through the schools, community clubs or his church. “Whatever he was involved in, he gave it his all, always,” said Krista Bjella, executive director of the Pride in the Tiger Foundation in ...

Flanagan talks ICE activity during Marshall visit

MARSHALL — There were a few different issues area residents wanted to ask Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan about as she visited Marshall over the weekend. But there was one topic that came to the forefront right away: the ongoing ICE surge in Minnesota. “I just want to acknowledge the ...