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Gardner wins Tracy mayoral election

TRACY — The city of Tracy had a contested race for mayor, and a full slate of city council candidates running in this fall’s election. According to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday night, Burke Gardner won the mayoral race with ...

Election results: Area school districts

School districts around the area held elections for school board, or school referendums, on Tuesday. Below are results from area school districts. LYND The Lynd Public School District had both a school board election and a referendum this year. The referendum, which proposed to increase the school district's general education revenue by $700 per pupil, narrowly failed with voters, according to unofficial vote totals from the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office. A total of 257 voters said “no” to the referendum question, and 247 voters said “yes.” Lynd was also holding ...

Complete election 2026 General Election results

Votes pct. U.S. Rep. District 7 Michelle Fischbach 214,502 64.88% Erik Osberg 115,803 35.03% State Senate (Dist. 15) Braxton Seifert (R) 25,174 66.74% Andrea (DFL) 12,518 33.19% State House (Dist. 15A) Bradley Hennen (R) 13,374 66.04% Nathan Schmig (DFL) 6,350 33.89% Balaton mayor Tori DeVries 209 94.57% Balaton Council David Lehnhoff 137 34% Melissa Robinson ...

Lyon Co. board approves library funding proposal

MARSHALL — A resolution that could help the Marshall-Lyon County Library meet an $82,000 revenue shortfall next year got approval from Lyon County Commissioners. On Tuesday, commissioners acted on a proposal to allocate additional funds to the library, in a two-thirds/one-third split with the city of Marshall. Under the proposal, the county would contribute up to $27,333 beyond its planned library funding allocation for 2027. The exact amount of additional funds would depend on how much additional funding the city of Marshall provides for the library. As Lyon County faces budget ...

MPS approves roof replacement bid

MARSHALL — Marshall Public Schools board members voted this week to approve bids for a total $7.34 million roof replacement and building repair project at Marshall High School and Marshall Middle School. The two-year project is planned to start next summer and would help address issues like recurring leaks at both school buildings. In September, MPS director of operations Tricia Stelter told school board members that the high school’s roof has exceeded its life expectancy of 20 years. At Monday’s Marshall School Board meeting, Keri Hacker and Brandon Klukow of Tremco Roofing and ...

Casting votes in school hallway

MARSHALL — There was some extra bustle in the hallways during lunch period at Marshall High School on Tuesday as students lined up to cast ballots in a mock election. “It’s been busy,” said MHS student Paige McLain, who was helping check students in to participate in the event. Two ...