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Students scout for pests and culinary delights

MARSHALL — Hands-on educational research projects were on display during the seventh annual Southwest Minnesota State University Agronomy Field Day Friday afternoon. A large part of the day was getting an inside look as to what current students are studying at the farm site, and their ...

Tracy resident appointed to state committee

TRACY — A Tracy resident was recently appointed to serve on a Minnesota state committee. On July 7, Jason Everson was named as one of four people statewide who were appointed by Gov. Tim Walz to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. “I am excited. This is an opportunity to make a ...

Fire displaces Marshall apartment residents

MARSHALL — Residents of a Marshall apartment building were displaced after a basement fire Friday afternoon. Marshall Fire Chief Quentin Brunsvold said the fire was under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Residents would not be able to return to the building, located at t ...

2 southwest Minnesota papers close

Two local newspapers covering southwestern Minnesota communities printed their final editions this week. Announcements in the Thursday editions of the Fulda Free Press & Murray County News, and the Nobles County Review, said the papers were closing down. A few different factors went ...

Marshall declares emergency after Friday flash floods

MARSHALL — Torrential rains flooded basements, backed up sewers and even impacted the Avera Marshall hospital campus on Friday night. Today, city officials declared a state of emergency, and said they were working with Lyon County to respond to localized flooding. “This is not a river ...

Crazy Days ‘pretty steady’

MARSHALL — It was a good day to be outside – and a lot of people headed to Marshall’s Main Street Thursday to enjoy it. In the morning, crowds of people were checking out Crazy Days vendors and deals, while waiting to see the Kiddie Parade. “I think people were just longing to get out ...