MINNEOTA — The Boxelder Bug Days Parade is part of the fun each year at Minneota’s community festival. But for some of the participants, the event also marked a transition. It was the first parade for the newly-crowned 2025 Boxelder Bug Days royalty, and the last one for the 2024 ...

MARSHALL — For more than a decade, the 9/11 memorial in Marshall’s downtown has been a spot that draws people for quiet reflection. It’s also the place where each year, area residents gather to commemorate the lives lost on September 11, 2001. “It’s been meaningful. It’s an event ...

Summer is coming to an end, but Minnesotans should still be careful to avoid mosquito bites, the Minnesota Department of Health said. So far this year, the Minnesota Department of Health has reported 20 cases of illness from West Nile virus. Two of the affected people have died. According to ...

TRACY — It’s been three months since a group of 70 National Guard soldiers got a deployment send-off in Marshall. While National Guard members have been gone, they haven’t been forgotten, Kala Jacob said. During Tracy’s Box Car Days celebration, people were coming up to write words ...

MARSHALL — A burglary was reported at the Marshall Golf Club over the weekend, Marshall Police said. While Marshall Police and golf club managers said they could not give more information on the incident, the burglary is under investigation. The burglary was reported at 7:53 a.m. Sunday ...

Photo by Mike Lamb Milroy residents brought back Fun Fest with a parade on Saturday and plenty of other events during the weekend. The festival on Saturday also featured up and coming country western singer Casey Muessigmann.