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Veterans Day events include fitness challenge

MARSHALL — Communities around Minnesota will be honoring U.S. military veterans on Wednesday. In Marshall, Veterans Day events will include programs at local senior living centers, as well as a fitness challenge raising awareness and funds to support veterans’ health. Unlike in past years, there will not be a Veterans Day program at the Marshall Adult Community Center on Wednesday, said Legion member Bruce Fuhrmann. There will still be Veterans Day programs at Hill Street Place at 9:30 a.m., and at Boulder Estates at 2:30 p.m., Fuhrmann said. The event is not open to the ...

Gardner ‘excited’ to take on Tracy mayor role

TRACY — The winner of this year’s mayoral election in the city of Tracy says he hopes to help build relationships in the community, and to work to encourage local business. “I’m excited to take on the role, and have an opportunity to work with the council,” said Burke Gardner. ...

Minn. PUC approves pipeline route near Pipestone Monument

ST. PAUL — Last week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a permit that would reopen a petroleum pipeline near the Pipestone National Monument. The 4-1 vote to approve the permit was the latest action in an attempt by Magellan Pipeline Co. to re-route the pipeline. At a livestreamed meeting Thursday, tribal members voiced objections to the pipeline. The Pipestone National Monument and pipestone quarries in the area are culturally important to tribal nations. In 2023, Magellan applied to re-route part of a pipeline that runs from Sioux Falls to Marshall. In 2022, ...

Cottonwood P.O. project comes to halt

COTTONWOOD — After about four years without one, the city of Cottonwood was set to have a post office again. But now, construction of a new post office building could face delays over a lack of payments from the U.S. Postal Service, City Administrator Teather Bliss said this week. Bliss said ...

Finstad requests recount

GOP Candidate Brad Finstad formally requested a recount following Tuesday night’s election where he came up short by 323 votes to DFL Candidate Jake Johnson. “Thank you to the 326,000 of my fellow southern Minnesotans who turn out to vote on Tuesday,” Finstad said. “We will work to ...

Section 4A football champions

The Minneota Vikings players hold up the section 4A Football trophy after defeating the Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks 21-12 Friday afternoon at the Schwan Regional Event Center on the Southwest Minnesota State University campus. For coverage of the game, turn to page B1.