MARSHALL — Tasks like maintaining Lyon County roads and culverts takes a lot of gravel — thousands of tons each year. However, the county will need to start looking for new sources of the material, said Lyon County Highway Engineer Aaron VanMoer. On Tuesday, VanMoer told Lyon County ...

MARSHALL — Construction on a pair of area highways wrapped up late last week, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said. Projects to resurface part of U.S. Highway 59 in Marshall and seal-coat part of Highway 91 south of Russell have been completed. Resurfacing work on Highway 59 ...

MARSHALL — Starting in January, Murray County will be paying more to hold prisoners in the Lyon County Jail. On Tuesday, Lyon County commissioners approved updates to the county’s contract with Murray County for jail inmate boarding services. Under an addendum to the contract, the cost ...

MARSHALL — There were plenty of things to try at Monday’s Taste of Marshall Event — and the crowd at the Red Baron Arena and Expo was likely record-setting, organizers said. A total of 448 people pre-registered to sample food and beverages from area vendors in addition to those who ...

MARSHALL — The hot spell that arrived in Minnesota over the weekend set new temperature records in Marshall, National Weather Service data said. On Sunday, Marshall broke records with a daytime high temperature of 93 degrees. At the same time, the low temperature for that date was also the ...

MARSHALL — The group of people gathered in the grass at Liberty Park on Saturday weren’t just learning about the sport of cricket — they were trying it out. Once Tom Melville filled them in on some of the basics, it was time to grab a bat and practice. Melville picked up a ball and ...