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Trackchair a finalist for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota’

MARSHALL — The Trackchair all-terrain wheelchair has made it to the final four in this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota” contest. One final round of public voting remains before the winner is announced on Oct. 6 at the 2026 Manufacturer’s Summit in Minneapolis. ATZ Manufacturing’s Trackchair is one of four finalists, along with Teardrop Trailers, the Fire Boss aerial firefighting system, and the Bair Hugger, a warming blanket system used for regulating the temperature of surgery patients. This is the third year in a row that the Trackchair has advanced to the final ...

Granite Falls fire displaces building residents

GRANITE FALLS — Two residents of a house were displaced by a fire Wednesday night, the Granite Falls Fire Department said. In a news release posted to social media, the fire department said it was dispatched to a structure fire on the 500 block of Prentice Street at 9:25 p.m. The department began fighting the fire, and mutual aid was requested. Firefighters did not find any people in the building on their arrival, but a pet was reported as unaccounted for, the release said. Granite Falls Fire Chief Jeremy LeBlanc said the structure was a single-family home. At this point, the home ...

SMSU homecoming, gun show, cemetery tour this weekend

MARSHALL — There’s a busy weekend ahead in Marshall. Southwest Minnesota State University’s annual homecoming celebration will feature events like a parade, a Mustang football game and a free downtown concert. Besides the festivities, there will be other events going on, like the Marshall Gun Show, and a pair of living history tours at the Marshall Cemetery. Homecoming activities have been going on this week at the SMSU campus, but some of the main events will be Saturday. The day will start out with a 5K and 10K race at the SMSU Track and Field Complex. Alumni reunion events ...

Nine Marshall music students explore Europe

MARSHALL — For part of their summer vacation, a group of Marshall High School students got to perform at 11 places in five European countries, explore where Mozart lived, visit the Louvre and see the mountains of Switzerland. In July, the nine music students — Nathan Larsen, Ethan ...

A promise for SMSU’s future

MARSHALL — David Jones knew that the job of Southwest Minnesota State University president was a high-pressure one. But the pressure had a positive side, Jones told the crowd gathered on campus Thursday afternoon. “I want to say something about this job that may sound a little unusual. I ...

Two injured in Redwood Co. crash

MILROY — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash east of Milroy on Wednesday morning, the Minnesota State Patrol said. An Arlington woman was transported to Sanford Tracy Medical Center, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 7:54 a.m. at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 68 and Redwood County Road 5. A 1997 Chevy GMT 400 driven by Lilli Jade Voneschen, 18, of Arlington was traveling westbound on Highway 68, and a 2012 Lexus hatchback driven by Xia Xiong, 26, of Walnut Grove, was traveling northbound on County Road 5. The two vehicles collided, the State Patrol ...