MARSHALL — A new general manager is planned to start work at Marshall Municipal Utilities in September, MMU staff confirmed this week. After a search and interview process this summer, candidate Pete Wyffels was selected to be the new general manager, said MMU administrative and ...

MARSHALL — Local children in the YMCA kid’s garden club got an opportunity to collaborate with the University of Minnesota Master Gardeners of Lyon County Tuesday morning to plant an apple tree in the front lawn.  “The Master Gardeners are a volunteer group through the University of ...

MARSHALL — Even before the Lyon County Fair opened to the public Wednesday afternoon, the 4-H barns were bustling with activity. A steady stream of young people were headed in and out of the show arena, with chickens tucked under their arms. Chickens, ducks and more were in the spotlight ...

MARSHALL — Historic aircraft and military re-enactors will help bring history to life this weekend at the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum. “This event is unlike any other,” said Anna McCosh, at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum. On Saturday and Sunday, the “Victory At Sea” event ...

MARSHALL — The city of Marshall is re-zoning a piece of land for possible multi-family residential development. At Tuesday's Marshall City Council meeting, council members approved changing the zoning of property along Legion Field Road from a low-density residential district to a ...

MARSHALL — A former Tracy business owner pleaded guilty this week to two counts of theft by swindle charges, Lyon County District Court records said. Darin Lee Horner, 55, admitted that when he was the operator of Affordable Appliance Plus in Tracy, he took money from customers without ...