MARSHALL — It wasn’t an item that sparked much discussion at this week’s Marshall City Council meeting. But Marshall city officials said a joint powers agreement approved by the council is unusual among Minnesota communities. On Tuesday, council members voted to renew an agreement with ...

Unusually warm weather could hit southwest Minnesota this weekend, with temperatures reaching nearly 60 degrees. Temperatures that warm may set new records for Marshall, said Samantha Garrett, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls. In Marshall, daytime ...

MARSHALL — Continuing to up its standards and provide quality training for its students, the Educator Preparation Program at Southwest Minnesota State University has been awarded full national accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) for seven ...

MARSHALL — It’s a family business that’s spanned two generations. But after more than 50 years on Marshall’s Main Street, Kristi’s For Women will be officially closing shop. Kristi Miller, and her parents Lu and Sandy Miller, said this week that it was time for them to ...

The field of candidates for state legislature in southwest Minnesota this year will include residents from rural Redwood County and from Jackson. On Thursday, Redwood County resident Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott said she will run for Minnesota state Senate in District 15, which is currently ...

WOOD LAKE — Music and singing have long been a big part of worship at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wood Lake. But once a year, church members get together to “dress up” the hymns they sing a little, pastor Johann Caauwe said. On Sunday, St. John’s will hold its eighth ...