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Pedestrians injured in Granite Falls accident

GRANITE FALLS — Three pedestrians, including two children, were injured in a motor vehicle accident in Granite Falls late last week, the Granite Falls Police Department confirmed. One of the victims needed to be transported out of Granite Falls for further medical treatment, a news release said. The accident was reported around 7:06 a.m on Sept. 4 at the Granite Falls campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Granite Falls Police said that, according to preliminary information on the accident, one vehicle and three pedestrians were involved. The injured pedestrians ...

School district switches to new athletics app

MARSHALL — As Marshall Public Schools starts a new school year, the district is going through “a bit of a transition” in adjusting to a new computer registration platform for managing school athletics and activities. This week, MPS Activities Director Mitch Grunig went over the basics of the new platform, Bound, for members of the Marshall School Board. “I was telling our kids and our coaches this year, we probably have the biggest change in high school athletics and activities in the last 15 years with the transition from our previous platform to our new one, which is ...

Library cuts could go beyond Marshall

MARSHALL — If Lyon County makes cuts in funding for the Marshall-Lyon County Library, the impact could be felt not just in Marshall, but at library locations in Cottonwood and Balaton, Library Director Michele Leininger said this week. “Unfortunately this time, with this large a cut, ...

Care for the caregivers

MARSHALL — Caring for a loved one with dementia is a task that can take a lot of time and energy. Organizers of a Wednesday event in Marshall said they wanted to offer caregivers some time to rest and recharge. “It’s nice to put smiles on their faces,” said Jane Nelson Como, Lyon ...

‘Just eat the Oreos’

TRACY — It was advertised as a pie eating contest, but at Box Car Days on Saturday, it was all about the Oreo Cookies. Youths and some adults signed up for the contest inside the beer tent. The goal to win was to find the Oreo Cookies underneath a big pile of Whipped Cream on a plate. The ...

Marshall mall property up for sale

MARSHALL — The Market Street Mall in Marshall is up for sale, the current property owner confirmed this week. However, that doesn’t mean that Kal’s Motor Group of Marshall has plans to close, he said. “At this point, I’m trying to sell the real estate,” owner Dan Kallevig said ...