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Marshall awards $1M bid for drainage project

MARSHALL — It’s been a long time in the making, but a planned drainage improvement project in the area around Legion Field Road will now be able to move forward on its final phase. This week, the City Council approved a $1.01 million bid to build a new drainage pipeline crossing under the ...

Sewage testing program helps track COVID

MARSHALL — The city's sewage plant is helping the Minnesota Department of Health monitor respiratory diseases in the state by testing wastewater for the presence of COVID and other viruses. This week, the Marshall City Council voted to approve a joint powers agreement with the state that ...

New street closure ahead

MARSHALL — Both state and city road construction projects in Marshall are continuing to make progress, contractor representatives said this week. While paving is moving along on East College Drive, there is still another intersection closure planned as part of city construction on South ...

Learning drone technology

MARSHALL - The Lyon County 4-H hosted a drone program for youths in grades fifth through eighth to teach skills in repair, coding and navigating drones with a first person camera. The program involved four days of practice. Monday included learning about different types of drones and how to ...

‘Dutchmen on Parade’

MANKATO —  Kris and the Riverbend Dutchmen have released a new 20-track CD album titled “Dutchmen on Parade.” A planned CD release party and upcoming performances offer local audiences a chance to experience the music in person on the dance floor, where polka traditions remain active in ...

Finding her artistic voice

MARSHALL — Jammie Niemeyer said she’s been creating art for as long as she can remember — ever since she could pick up a pencil. “I have always loved to draw, doodle, and paint so much that, when I was in school, I would sometimes get in trouble with teachers for doodling on ...