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One arrested in Marshall assault incident

MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county attorney’s office for consideration of charges against a Marshall man involved in an assault incident in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Marshall Police said. Police reported that a 19-year-old Marshall male was arrested for second degree assault in an incident at 12:49 a.m. Wednesday on the 1500 block of State Street. More details on the incident were released in a safety notification sent to members of the Southwest Minnesota State University campus community on Wednesday. The notification said SMSU Public Safety responded to a ...

MMU generator plant nears completion

MARSHALL — Construction of a new electrical generator plant for Marshall Municipal Utilities made a lot of progress over the summer. Work on the generator project is nearing completion, said MMU Electric Operations Manager Tony Mead. “Things have been going well,” Mead said. “The ...

Amendment increases school funding

MARSHALL — On the Nov. 3 ballot, Minnesotans will be asked to make a decision that will affect school funding across the state. A ballot question will ask if the Minnesota Constitution should be changed to increase the amount of funding going to school districts from the state’s permanent school fund. If the constitutional amendment passes, it would result in additional funding of about $33 per student, Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Williams said this week. “We want people to be informed and understand what it really is and what it means for schools,” Williams ...

Questions linger for future of construction landfill

MARSHALL — Last year, Lyon County officials talked about filling up and closing down a disposal site for construction debris ahead of new state regulations. However, speakers at Wednesday’s annual landfill meeting said that would be a costly idea. “Attempting to fast-fill the site has revealed a gap in available staffing, and additional operation costs,” said Tonya Koller of engineering firm Burns & McDonnell. The Landfill Advisory Board held its annual meeting Wednesday in Marshall. Representatives of counties that use the Lyon County landfill met to hear updates on few ...

Stidman pleads not guilty to drug charges

MARSHALL — A former Marshall resident facing drug possession charges pleaded not guilty in Lyon County District Court on Tuesday. An attorney for Dante Maurice Stidman said Stidman was demanding a speedy trial in his case. Jury trial dates for the case were set for Nov. 18 and 19. At Tuesday’s hearing, the court also discussed a motion calling for prosecutors to disclose reports and other information involving a confidential informant in Stidman’s case. Due to an upcoming change in public defenders for Stidman, District Court Judge Michelle Dietrich held off on ruling on the ...

Hands-on with solar energy

TRACY — Students at Tracy Area High School were getting started with a new hands-on project Tuesday. Around Amy Larsen’s classroom, groups of students unpacked blue suitcases filled with parts like a metal chassis, wires, connectors and a 12-volt solar panel. Using an illustrated ...