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Marshall council approves changes to artist agreement

MARSHALL — Last month, the Marshall City Council approved an agreement with a local artist for a proposed public art project. But additional concerns from the artist came back before the council on Tuesday. After discussion, council members voted 4-1 in favor of approving a couple of ...

Kor receives probation for check forgery, fraud charges

MARSHALL — A Marshall woman who pleaded guilty to check forgery and financial transaction card fraud received probation, with conditions including that she serve time in jail, Lyon County District Court records said. Rikki Lee Kor, 50, appeared in court Tuesday for a sentencing hearing. ...

Jones shares plethora of SMSU highlights at address

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University saw a plethora of highlights throughout the past school year, which interim president Dr. David Jones went over at the annual university address last Friday. SMSU, which has seen its largest total-headcount enrollment in institutional history ...

Council gets birds-eye view of aquatic center

MARSHALL — There has been plenty of progress on the new Marshall Aquatic Center over the summer, ranging from the construction of swimming pools and buildings, to electrical and tile work. “There’s lots of things going on that aren’t going to stick out from the road as much,” said ...

Stampeding into Homecoming weekend

MARSHALL — The campus of Southwest Minnesota State University was busy with activity throughout last week for homecoming, capped off on Saturday with the annual parade, tailgating, football and more. The volleyball team picked up a sweep over Winona State University in the afternoon before ...

Alcohol not involved in firetruck crash, State Patrol says

Blood test results show that alcohol was not involved in a fatal crash involving a Wood Lake firetruck, a Minnesota State Patrol spokesperson said Monday. Sgt. Troy Christianson, State Patrol public information officer for southern Minnesota, said that after receiving blood test results, the ...