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Candidate forum events this week

MARSHALL — City and school board elections are coming up in November. This week, a couple of area communities are giving members of the public a chance to hear from candidates for city offices like city council members, as well as school board candidates. A candidates’ forum is being held in Marshall on Thursday evening at the Marshall area YMCA. The city of Walnut Grove will also be holding a meet-and-greet event with mayor and city council candidates tonight. In Marshall, two different candidate forums will be held Thursday at the YMCA. Members of local news media will be ...

Lyon Co. board sets landfill fee increase

MARSHALL — Fees for waste haulers to bring trash to the Lyon County landfill are set to rise $5 a ton next year, and part of the money collected will be set aside to treat chemicals like PFAS in landfill runoff. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners voted to approve new tipping fees and a 2027 operating budget for the landfill. After last week’s annual meeting of the Landfill Advisory Board, board member recommendations were to increase tip fees from $51 per ton of waste to $56 per ton. Lyon County Environmental Administrator Roger Schroeder said Tuesday that $1 per ton of the fee ...

Ready to ‘Fly’

MARSHALL — The Marshall Tiger Marching Band has been having a successful season this fall, band director Larry Petersen said. Band students have been busy with competitive events, as well as community performances like Friday’s halftime show at Marshall homecoming. “We’ve been ...

SMSU homecoming fun

MARSHALL — Area community members joined Southwest Minnesota State University in celebrating homecoming over the weekend. One of Saturday's key events, the homecoming parade, had people lining up alongside main roads around campus. Parade floats and marchers traveled around the university ...

Grazing bids sought for Lincoln Co. refuge land

LINCOLN COUNTY – When wildlife refuge land near the border of Lincoln and Lyon Counties was opened for grazing in 2024, it wasn’t only livestock farmers who benefited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Brandon Semel said. It was also something that helped keep the grassland healthy. Now, the Fish and Wildlife Service is again seeking bidders for cash rent cattle grazing in Lincoln County. The Big Stone Wetland Management District is accepting bids for three grazing units, ranging in size from 140 to 480 acres. Bids will be due by noon on Oct. 16. Semel said another area of ...

Homecoming celebration

MARSHALL – There was plenty of Mustang spirit on display at the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University over the weekend. Homecoming celebrations included a parade around campus, tailgate parties and family activities before Saturday’s Mustang football game, and a live concert to ...