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Juvenile on scooter hit by vehicle in Marshall

MARSHALL — A juvenile on an electric scooter sustained possible injuries when she was hit by a vehicle Friday afternoon, Marshall Police said. The accident was reported at 1:23 p.m. at the intersection of East College Drive and Mustang Trail. A vehicle collided with a juvenile female on an electric scooter, Police said. The scooter had minor damage as a result of the accident, and the juvenile was taken to Avera Marshall Medical Center with a possible injury, Police said. The juvenile was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, Police said.

Moving new SMSU students into dorms the ‘nice and easy way

MARSHALL — Sleepy Eye resident Craig Dittbenner drove his pickup truck along Birch Street and parked along the curb outside the Southwest Minnesota State University dorms. Right behind his truck was his daughter, Destiny, in her white sedan. All of sudden multiple golf carts converged ...

Coudron, Zollner Lyon County Fair quilt winners

Lorinda Coudron of Marshall (above) and Nancy Zollner of Wabasso display their winning quilts at the Lyon County Fair. Coudron's quilt was donated by Mark Schwanebeck and Zollner won the quilt square assembled by Graceful MMarilyn Quilt Store

Fair time returns to Wood Lake

WOOD LAKE — In the community of Wood Lake, there are a few summer traditions that have been going strong for more than 90 years. “Our fair started in 1935, and we’ve always had three things,” said Donna Ricke, of the Wood Lake Community Club. “We’ve always had fair exhibits, which we still have today. We’ve always had free entertainment, and we’ve had our hamburger stand.” Starting Monday, the traditions of the Wood Lake Fair are returning. The community fair runs Aug. 24-26 in Wood Lake. Attractions like carnival rides, bingo, and the Wood Lake hamburger stand ...

Bobcat an uncommon sight in southwest MN

LYND — Two Lynd area residents caught an unusual sight on a game camera this week – a bobcat. On Thursday, Brady and Jesse Orvis shared a photo of the animal taken that morning, by a camera located around a half-mile west of Lynd. It’s not common to see a bobcat in this part of ...

A journey of hope

MARSHALL — One way to visualize Brenda Verschelde’s journey with cancer is with a string of beads. At the Lyon County Relay for Life on Thursday evening, Verschelde held up a keychain with multicolored beads, each one representing different steps in her diagnosis and treatment. “I ...