WABASSO — A water treatment project in the city of Wabasso is temporarily on pause due to “unforeseen circumstances,” a post on the city’s social media said this week. On Friday, Wabasso City Attorney Matt Novak said he could not provide more detailed information at that time on why ...

In 2008, Mark Nelson was working at US Bank leasing in Marshall when he was told of the manager position opening at Norwegian Mutual Insurance Company in Cottonwood. “I really didn’t know anything about insurance at the time. It intrigued me. I had some interest. I applied, had some ...

MARSHALL — The building has been gone for roughly 20 years. But salvaged parts of Marshall’s 1932 high school building are still finding new life. “I get kind of a nostalgic feeling, I guess, knowing these will be around many, many years,” said rural Marshall resident Dan ...

LYND — Lynd Public School has been awarded a $1,000 Kindness Investment Program (KIP) grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) to help support water quality for staff, students and visitors. Specifically, the grant will assist Lynd in upgrading existing water filling ...

MARSHALL — The rollout of a new emergency notification system for Lyon County started this week. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging people to sign up for severe weather and other emergency alerts. “We just started advertising the sign-ups,” said Sheriff Eric Wallen. ...

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University is hoping to offer a four-year nursing degree in the future, together with new facilities for a nursing simulation lab. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said Wednesday it’s a project that will help set the stage to meet future health care needs. “This ...