MARSHALL — Talks about Lyon County’s 2027 levy continued at this week’s Lyon County Board meeting. Over about an hour of discussion, county commissioners narrowed down proposals to try and lower the levy increase. With a number of changes, the preliminary levy increase could be 10.9%, ...
TRACY — There is a long history of supporting community festivals. As the 99th annual Box Car Days approaches, organizers say they’re looking forward to seeing the crowds. “It’s really nice to see the amount of turnout we have from the community,” said Michaela Miller-Schreier, one of the organizers of Box Car Days events. In addition to local residents, she said, “We have so many people who come from out of town.” Box Car Days starts Friday night in Tracy, and continues with events through Labor Day. The festival kicks off with the Tracy Area Chamber burger night in ...
MARSHALL — A Tracy man was charged this week with reckless discharge of a firearm within Tracy city limits. Lyon County District Court records said a hearing was held Monday for Noah Eugene Fastenau, 28. A criminal complaint alleges that Tracy Police were dispatched Sunday morning to a report of possible gunshots fired in the area of Fifth Street and Harvey Street in Tracy. The complaint alleged that police found Fastenau near a handgun outside a residence in the area. The complaint alleged that a witness said she had allowed Fastenau to handle the gun, which belonged to her. ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
