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Tyler man charged with child pornography possession

LINCOLN COUNTY — A Tyler man was charged this week with possessing and distributing child pornography, Lincoln County District Court records said. Court records said Niel Jeffery Jensen, 56, appeared at a hearing Thursday on 12 counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography charges. A criminal complaint alleges that, on Aug. 18, the Buffalo Ridge Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force received a tip from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, saying that Jensen had shared a pornographic image of a juvenile through Instagram chat ...

Habitat home takes shape

MARSHALL — Construction of a new Habitat for Humanity home in Marshall has made rapid progress over the past couple of weeks. The house’s exterior walls and roof of the building are now in place, and Habitat representatives would also be looking at landscaping options soon, said Kayla ...

Murray County to examine jail needs

SLAYTON — With the cost of housing inmates at the Lyon County Jail set to increase in the next couple of years, Murray County officials are looking for possible alternatives in the future. At this week’s Murray County Commissioner meeting, commissioners voted to have a building committee do an assessment of correctional facilities needs in the county. On Friday, Murray County Sheriff Heath Landsman said the committee could look at the feasibility of different potential options, including whether to build a correctional facility in Murray County, or possibly whether to try and ...

Connecting with those in poverty

MARSHALL — For the longest time, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Professor of Science Dr. Kris Cleveland has shared her experiences involving mission trips to Guatemala with SMSU women’s Assistant Basketball Coach Hanna Geistfeld. Then one day, Geistfeld sent an email to ...

Tyler library construction progressing toward December opening

TYLER — Construction of a new public library building in the city of Tyler has made a lot of progress since this spring. The goal for the Tyler Library is to be in the new building by December, said library director Shelly Finzen. “They’re doing the finishing work on the inside,” ...

Prairie Jam returns with regional act inside arena

MARSHALL — The Prairie Jam concert in Marshall is back this year, but at a new venue. Event organizers said they have been working to bring the Prairie Jam fun and atmosphere to the Red Baron Arena and Expo. “One thing we really wanted to do at the arena is to have a concert there,” said Cassi Weiss, director of Visit Marshall. “We’re really excited,” said Adri DeBoer, senior sales director for the Red Baron Arena and Expo. Part of the excitement was the chance to hold a new concert at the Arena and Expo during its 10th anniversary year, she said. “We really want ...