MORGAN — Retired Cedar Mountain High School English teacher and coach Keith Klawitter recently announced he is running for the District 15B Minnesota House of Representatives seat. A 50-year Morgan resident, Klawitter will seek the Democratic Farmer Labor endorsement at the Senate District ...

MARSHALL — It was a difficult time for the Marshall area community. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, three children were diagnosed with cancer. Two died, said Dr. Vince LaPorte. Local families experienced firsthand the gaps in end-of-life care available in Minnesota at the time. “When ...

Projects in southwest Minnesota were included in a total of more than $276,000 in small grants recently awarded to history organizations statewide. This week, the Minnesota Historical Society announced that the Lake Benton Opera House and the Lac qui Parle County Historical Society in Madison ...

BALATON — A Lynd woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash Friday on Minnesota Highway 91 south of Balaton, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Jolynn Renae Lemburg, 55, was taken to a hospital in Sioux Falls with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash was reported at 7:52 p.m. Friday near ...

MARSHALL — Noah Pieper had a stellar pitching performance in his first varsity start with a near no-hitter and 15 strikeouts to lead the Marshall baseball team to a 6-0 win over Belle Plaine in the first of a Big South Conference doubleheader on Saturday. Marshall then took care of business ...

Lyon County Commissioners discussed construction of new features like camper cabins and restrooms at Garvin Park this week. At Tuesday’s Lyon County Board meeting, commissioners gave approval for the county environmental department to solicit bids for the project. However, there was also ...