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 ...
MARSHALL — Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center announced updates to its governing board occurring with the start of a new fiscal year on July 1. Dr. Curt Louwagie, Amanda Sieling and Sr. Jodie Zimmerman completed their service on the Avera Marshall governing board at the end of June. “We are deeply grateful to each of our departing board members for their service and leadership and the time they committed to supporting and enhancing local health care,” said Debbie Streier, Regional President and CEO, Avera Marshall. “Each provided valuable perspectives and insights that ...
MARSHALL — Road work is planned on part of U.S. Highway 14 next year, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is proposing a detour. This week, Lyon County Commissioners approved an agreement for a detour route that would include Lyon County Road 2 west of Russell. “They’ve asked Lincoln County and Lyon County to offer our county roads as a detour. It would be County Road 2 going west of Russell, that goes between Russell and Tyler,” Lyon County highway engineer Aaron VanMoer told commissioners Tuesday. “That is what I recommended they use, and that’s about six ...
MARSHALL — Talks about Lyon County’s 2027 levy continued at this week’s Lyon County Board meeting. Over about an hour of discussion, county commissioners narrowed down proposals to try and lower the levy increase. With a number of changes, the preliminary levy increase could be 10.9%, ...
TRACY — There is a long history of supporting community festivals. As the 99th annual Box Car Days approaches, organizers say they’re looking forward to seeing the crowds. “It’s really nice to see the amount of turnout we have from the community,” said Michaela Miller-Schreier, one of the organizers of Box Car Days events. In addition to local residents, she said, “We have so many people who come from out of town.” Box Car Days starts Friday night in Tracy, and continues with events through Labor Day. The festival kicks off with the Tracy Area Chamber burger night in ...
MARSHALL — A Tracy man was charged this week with reckless discharge of a firearm within Tracy city limits. Lyon County District Court records said a hearing was held Monday for Noah Eugene Fastenau, 28. A criminal complaint alleges that Tracy Police were dispatched Sunday morning to a report of possible gunshots fired in the area of Fifth Street and Harvey Street in Tracy. The complaint alleged that police found Fastenau near a handgun outside a residence in the area. The complaint alleged that a witness said she had allowed Fastenau to handle the gun, which belonged to her. ...
