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‘Just eat the Oreos’

TRACY — It was advertised as a pie eating contest, but at Box Car Days on Saturday, it was all about the Oreo Cookies. Youths and some adults signed up for the contest inside the beer tent. The goal to win was to find the Oreo Cookies underneath a big pile of Whipped Cream on a plate. The ...

Marshall mall property up for sale

MARSHALL — The Market Street Mall in Marshall is up for sale, the current property owner confirmed this week. However, that doesn’t mean that Kal’s Motor Group of Marshall has plans to close, he said. “At this point, I’m trying to sell the real estate,” owner Dan Kallevig said ...

Coudron is Princess Kay finalist

A Milroy native was in the spotlight at this year’s Minnesota State Fair – as one of the dairy princesses who had their portraits carved from blocks of butter. Elizabeth Coudron, daughter of Ron and Jennifer Coudron of Milroy, was a finalist in the Princess Kay of the Milky Way program. ...

New Farm to Fiber Festival planned in Ivanhoe

IVANHOE — Fiber arts can bring a lot of people together, from the farmers who raise animals like sheep, to the people who process the wool, and turn it into clothing and other items. This weekend, organizers of a new free event hope to build more of those connections. “Whether they’re in the agricultural world, the livestock world or the fiber arts world, we want folks sharing those conversations,” said Jenny Parkhurst, one of the organizers of the Farm to Fiber Fest, which will be held Sunday in Ivanhoe. The first Farm to Fiber Festival will be at Gilson Field in Ivanhoe. The ...

A Box Car Days celebration

TRACY — Area residents lined the streets in downtown Tracy to watch the 99th annual Box Car Days parade. The procession included everything from local businesses to the Miss Tracy royalty and the Tracy Area High School marching band. Monday events also included the Fly-in/Drive-in ...

Marshall council to discuss possible library cuts

MARSHALL — Possible funding cuts by Lyon County could mean reductions in operations at the Marshall-Lyon County Library, according to agenda materials for this week’s Marshall City Council meeting. A discussion of 2027 library funding is on the agenda for Tuesday’s council meeting. Funding allocations for the library have been part of ongoing budget talks for the Lyon County Board of Commissioners this summer. The county is facing budget challenges like rising costs for insurance and health and human services. At earlier budget talks, Lyon County commissioners considered ...