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Community meets improv at Sketches of Minnesota

MARSHALL — It was an evening full of conversation, laughter and even musical numbers about rolle bolle and the safety risks of electric scooters. But the “Sketches of Minnesota” improv theater event was also a chance for Marshall area residents to have some serious discussions about their community. “It was a wonderful opportunity to get together with neighbors,” one area resident said of the event. She said it was also a chance for people to learn from each other. “We all want a lot of the same things in life,” she said. The Minnesota Humanities Center and Danger ...

Big fun in Milroy

MILROY — For a small town, the city of Milroy put on a big community festival over the weekend. On Saturday, people lined the streets for a grand parade featuring everything from go-kart drivers, to homemade floats and the Tracy Area High School marching band. Parade units carried plenty ...

Marshall cleaning business closes down

MARSHALL — A downtown Marshall business appears to have closed its doors recently. Marshal Cleaning Services, a dry cleaning, laundry and cleaning services business on Main Street, was closed this week. An undated note posted on the front door said the business was closing. Documents filed ...

‘May we never forget’

MARSHALL — Heidi Fier remembered exactly where she was when she first learned about the terror attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. She was at South Dakota State University, where she was serving as the commandant of cadets at the university’s Air Force ROTC ...

Reaching 100 year milestone

MARSHALL - Evon Marquardt has knowledge, memories and life experiences that span an entire century. Marquardt, a resident of Boulder Estates in Marshall, celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday. Tenant Services staff organized an afternoon party in her honor which attracted a full house in ...

Field day is all about ag research

MARSHALL — Agricultural research in southwest Minnesota doesn’t only benefit farmers – it helps all of us, speakers at the Southwest Minnesota State University Agronomy Field Day said. On Friday afternoon, presenters gave an update on some of the ag research going on in the region, as ...