MARSHALL — The Marshall Public School board approved a 0.50% district levy increase for payable 2026, equaling a net increase of around $40,000 for its total general fund. Marshall director of finance Sarah Kirchner gave the Truth in Taxation presentation at Monday’s school board meeting. ...

Photo by Deb Gau The Lyon County Museum was bustling with people on Saturday during the museum’s Holiday Fun Day event. Besides enjoying sweet treats and activities like crafts, children lined up for a chance to meet Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Derek Young held up fingers when he told ...

BALATON — One person was killed, and one injured, in a rollover crash south of Balaton in the early hours of Saturday morning, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. Talan Greve, 19, was unresponsive at the crash scene and was later pronounced dead at Sanford Tracy Hospital, the ...

MARSHALL — When people think of tuba music, what often comes to mind is the “oompah” parts of polkas. But low brass instruments are capable of a lot more, Southwest Minnesota State University band director John Ginocchio told an audience at campus Saturday. “A lot of this event is ...

MARSHALL — Emergency responders helped make the holidays merry for area families this weekend. On Sunday, young people teamed up with law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical responders to go shopping for gifts for their families. “Every year, we’re excited,” ...

MARSHALL — Lyon County will allow deer hunting with rifles starting in 2026. But at Tuesday’s county board meeting, county commissioners were divided on the change away from shotgun hunting. A vote to go along with a new state law on rifle hunting passed 3-2. In discussion of the topic, ...