MARSHALL — The Independence Day celebrations in Marshall were interrupted by a passing rainstorm Saturday evening – but it didn’t dampen people’s spirits. While a lot of people at Independence Park clustered under awnings or the main picnic shelter to wait out the rain, some children ...
MARSHALL — An oncoming burst of rain interrupted some of the 4th of July festivities in Marshall on Saturday. The weather sent many visitors at Independence Park running for shelter to wait things out. While the Marshall city band wasn't able to give its whole planned concert, the rain let ...
REDWOOD COUNTY — Fireworks were used to damage property in rural Redwood County over the holiday weekend. The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it is looking for information regarding damage to two mailboxes. The incidents are under investigation. In a news release, the Sheriff’s Office said it received two reports Sunday about property damage in Sundown and Brookeville townships. When law enforcement spoke to the two property owners, officers learned that in each case an unknown person had put fireworks inside a mailbox and lit them. The fireworks caused the ...
BALATON — Lake Yankton is one of Balaton’s main features – but this spring, mats of curly leaf pondweed made it difficult to boat or fish on parts of the lake, Jeremy Swenson said. “We did notice it last year, and this year it’s gotten progressively worse,” said Swenson, the ...
IVANHOE — It’s important for the community of Ivanhoe to keep its local school viable, said Loy Woelber, Ivanhoe Superintendent Loy Woelber. Woelber said the school district and the Ivanhoe Economic Development Authority have been working toward that goal by making part of the school ...
HANLEY FALLS — Linda and Carol Heen gestured around the Minnesota Machinery Museum where remnants of the old Hanley Falls Public School could be seen under the knickknacks and historical documents that now made up the room. “I was tested in this room,” Linda Heen said, pointing just two ...
