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Balaton Fun Fest Grand Parade

The Balaton Fun Fest grand parade on Saturday featured all the elements of a entertaining parade. There were bands, clowns, horses, tractors and lots of firetrucks. Besides the parade, the Fun Fest also featured a heated rib cook-off at at Legion-Lion Park. Food vendors, a petting zoo and ...

‘Grateful and humbled’

MARSHALL — Two individuals who played important roles in building the Marshall baseball program into one of the state’s best were honored Sunday evening with induction into the Marshall Baseball Hall of Fame. Steve Fleck and Blaine Schnaible became the 20th and 21st members of this select ...

Pickup hits house, garage in Marshall

MARSHALL — A South Dakota man was taken to the hospital Monday morning after his pickup truck struck a house and garage in Marshall. The crash did significant damage to the building, and to two vehicles parked inside the house’s garage, said Marshall Director of Public Safety Jim ...

Judge leaves legacy of integrity, leadership

MARSHALL — A Lyon County District Court judge leaves behind a legacy of kindness and dedication to her work, colleagues of Judge Tricia Zimmer said Monday. Zimmer died Saturday at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester where she had been battling cancer. She was 54. “Judge Zimmer will be ...

One dead, 3 injured in Cottonwood County crash

WESTBROOK — A Slayton man was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a semi truck Friday afternoon in Cottonwood County, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said. Sean Goodman, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, and three other people were injured in the incident. The crash remains under investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said. First responders were called to the scene of a crash at the intersection of Cottonwood County Road 7 and Cottonwood County Road 13 around 1:12 p.m. Friday, the Sheriff’s Office said. It was reported that there were two vehicles and ...

One killed in pursuit, crash near Belview

BELVIEW — A Redwood Falls man was killed in a crash as he was being pursued by law enforcement Saturday near Belview, the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office said. Francis Albert Rohlik, 64, was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle left the roadway and rolled near County Road 7 and 400th Street near Belview, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the crash. Around 7:19 p.m. Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop Rohlik’s vehicle on County Road 7 for traffic violations, the news release said. The Sheriff’s ...