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Car fire put out at Kwik Trip

MARSHALL — Emergency responders and gas station managers helped keep people away from a vehicle fire at the Kwik Trip on East College Drive Wednesday afternoon. At one point, the vehicle’s engine compartment was fully engulfed in flames, Marshall Fire Chief Quentin Brunsvold said. ...

Regional economist finds ‘nervousness’ in SW MN

MARSHALL — A regional economist with the U.S. Federal Reserve found that there is a "sense of nervousness" among businesspeople in southwest Minnesota. Erick Garcia Luna, a regional economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, was in Marshall and Lamberton last week to meet with ...

‘It’s going to be a sad day’

RUTHTON — 21-year-old twins Jenna and Cody Lingen are the two youngest parishioners of Peace Lutheran Church. The next youngest is their mother. They sat at the tables downstairs eating breakfast, reflecting on the church's final year and what life will be without it. "Peace Lutheran to us, ...

New trial granted in Broadmoor Valley lawsuit

MARSHALL — A lawsuit brought against the owners of the Broadmoor Valley mobile home park by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office will be heading back to court. This week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals granted a new trial for claims about the condition of Broadmoor Valley’s roads, as well as claims that the park owners violated consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices laws. The Appeals Court also granted a judgment that Broadmoor Valley owners charged tenants illegally high late rent fees, and ordered the district court to determine remedies for failures to keep the ...

Municipal liquor sales down in 2025

MARSHALL — Last year, sales were down a little at Marshall’s municipal liquor store, Tall Grass Liquor manager Eric Luther said this week. In an annual report to the Marshall City Council, Luther said overall sales in 2025 were at around $7.19 million, a decrease of about $228,000 from ...

Tafoya, Demuth do well among Lyon Co. Republicans

MARSHALL — Local results from Tuesday's primary elections didn't diverge much from statewide results, according to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office. In primaries for Congressional races, Minnesota governor and other state elected offices, Lyon County voters showed support for Republican candidates Michele Tafoya and Lisa Demuth, and Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates Peggy Flanagan, Erik Osberg and Amy Klobuchar. In the U.S. Senate primary, Republican candidate Michele Tafoya was in the lead statewide, with 52% of the vote, the Secretary ...