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‘What a ride’

TYLER — They had just won a state championship, and the members of the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights basketball team found three times the celebration waiting for them when they arrived home. A procession of fire trucks and ambulances led the Knights’ bus through the city of Russell, ...

‘Real possibility’ for MinnesotaCare public option, Murphy says

MARSHALL — The message from speakers at a roundtable discussion in Marshall this weekend was loud and clear: southwest Minnesota residents are struggling with the high cost of health insurance and health care “Without affordable health care, we often worry that we’ll have a medical ...

A touch-up on Third Street

MARSHALL — While it’s been a rough winter for people in the Marshall area, the weather has also been hard on one of Marshall’s downtown murals. On Friday, city workers and Marshall resident Jim Swartz worked to repair part of the mural at Third and Main streets. “The storms this ...

Building their network

MARSHALL — The young people gathered at Southwest Minnesota State University on Friday morning were ready to network and to practice their elevator pitches. To kick off the second annual Student Entrepreneurship Conference at SMSU, high school and university students took turns speaking ...

‘Good opportunity’ for East College Drive

MARSHALL — Efforts to support local businesses can often focus around a community’s Main Street — but Marshall also has another major street for business, Marshall Economic Development Authority Director Lauren Deutz said. That’s the reason why a grant program being developed in ...

Lyon Co. hears update on road safety plans

MARSHALL — The majority of severe car crashes in Lyon County happen on rural roads, according to crash data analyzed for a new county road safety plan. In a presentation to Lyon County commissioners this week, transportation engineer Mike Kondziolka said 92% of severe crashes in Lyon ...