MARSHALL — The general manager of Marshall Municipal Utilities plans to retire this year. The search for a new manager candidate could officially start later this month, members of the MMU Commission learned Wednesday. MMU General Manager David Schelkoph, who was hired in 2020, said his ...

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will issue up to $10 billion in assistance to farmers for the 2024 crop year. Applications for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) are due by Aug. 15, the USDA said. In a Tueday news release, U.S. Secretary of ...

MARSHALL — With the growing development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Marshall Public Schools have seen it being used in a positive, professional manner among teachers and students for educational purposes. Acknowledging the drawbacks AI can bring as well, the school board approved the ...

MARSHALL — A project that would build camper cabins at Garvin Park took a couple of steps forward this week. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners approved an agreement for a more than $900,000 state Legacy grant. In a separate action, commissioners also authorized the county to issue a ...

CANBY — The Minnesota West Community and Technical College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on its Canby campus Thursday afternoon to celebrate the opening of its new solar array, an installation that was made possible with a grant received from the Minnesota Department of Commerce Solar for ...

MARSHALL — The annual regional Math Masters competition held Thursday on the Southwest Minnesota State University campus recorded its largest turnout. A total of 260 students competed at SMSU, while 6,000 students competed at over more than 60 different sites in Minnesota and ...