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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
GHENT — Fire Chief Bill Maertens and his crew of 23 volunteer firefighters at the Ghent Fire Department saved nearly $200,000 by opting to research, buy parts, weld and paint the department's new tanker truck. Maertens said he’s been looking for an opportunity to work on a project like ...
MARSHALL — It was the first step toward a new home for a Lyon County family. On Monday, local officials and contractors gathered to break ground for a Habitat for Humanity house in Marshall. Ground work for a new home on Brussels Court is planned to start later this week, said Kayla Klein, ...
