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Lyon Co. approves interim jail admin

MARSHALL — Lyon County will be looking for a new jail administrator after the retirement of Brad Marks, who has been a Lyon County employee since 2001. On Tuesday, county commissioners voted to approve Gabriel Figueroa as interim administrator. “We had a retirement, so that’s where the interim administrator position became available,” said Commissioner Todd Draper. Lyon County Sheriff Eric Wallen said Marks retired on Aug. 17. Lyon County Human Resources Director Aurora Heard presented county commissioners with a request to approve Figueroa as interim jail administrator, ...

Hennen, Seifert greet voters

MARSHALL — Republican candidates for the Minnesota state Legislature said they’ve spent the summer trying to hear from as many area residents as possible. “I’ve been either campaigning or meeting with city officials in, so far, 34 of the 50 cities in the district. And my plan is to ...

Motorcyclist injured in Monday crash

COTTONWOOD — A Wood Lake man was injured Monday morning in a crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Cody Dean Cleveland, 27, was taken to Avera Marshall Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 5:52 a.m. at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 23 and Lyon County Road 10, the State Patrol said. A 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Cleveland was traveling southbound on Highway 23, and a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Nicole Mae Schwartz, 16, of Vesta, was northbound at the time ...

Internet program for schools, libraries under review

MARSHALL — Internet access has become a vital resource for public school districts and libraries. It’s something that goes beyond the classroom too, Marshall Public Schools staff said last week. Everything from communications and security systems to HVAC systems in schools also use ...

Why Marshall?

MARSHALL — When Argentinian high school student Belen Olmedo Guerra signed up for the exchange student program through Rotary International during the mid-1990s, she was envisioning a journey that would take her to Thailand, Australia or Bangladesh. “I wanted to ride on elephants. I ...

Ready for school

MARSHALL — Marshall’s public schools were bustling on Monday – and classes hadn’t even started yet. Kids and families were getting ready for the beginning of school by checking out the buildings, meeting teachers, going over bus routes and more. At Marshall Middle School, Grayson ...