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‘Very proud to be picked’

LYND — Dan and Kelly Pochardt did not expect to be singled out. ​When they learned they had been selected as Lyon County's Farm Family of the Year, their first reaction was to think of the farms around them. ​"We feel very proud to be picked," Kelly said. "We know a lot of neighbors ...

Right on Q for Horvath, Brunsvold

MARSHALL — In Marshall, Quentin Brunsvold is well known as the fire chief. Quinn Horvath is a local funeral home director. Together, however, many people in southwest Minnesota have seen them in an entirely different way — as the Singing Qs. And on Aug. 21, the singing duo will return to ...

It’s a hoot’ to watch duck race

MARSHALL — Marshall Noon Rotary member Matt Pederson says “it’s kind of a hoot” to see hundreds of small rubber ducks floating down the Redwood River heading toward the finish during the Sounds of Summer. “It’s been kind of fun for me — is that you go down into the bottom of ...

New, returning events bring Sounds of Summer fun

MARSHALL — All the fun of Marshall’s free community festival is back — and this year, Sounds of Summer is returning to its old grounds near Saratoga Street. Festival organizers said live concerts and other events will take place next to The Splash, Marshall’s newly-opened aquatic ...

Sunrise Rotary pancake breakfast has a long tradition in Marshall community

MARSHALL — Bruce Lamprecht was known as “The Pancake Man” by his fellow Marshall Sunrise Rotary Club members. Lamprecht, according to Eric Luther, enjoyed making pancakes during the club’s Pancake Breakfast fundraiser during which goes back 21 years and is now part of the Sounds of ...

‘We give you the permission to go crazy’

MARSHALL — Viva Knievel founding member Mark Schwandt says the band likes to be the life of the party wherever the band performs. “We bring the party wherever we go, we give you the permission to go crazy and have the best time of your life, because we will have the best time of our ...