MARSHALL — Lyon County’s 2027 levy was a topic of discussion again at this week’s commissioner meeting. On Tuesday, commissioners went over possible ways to help reduce the preliminary levy, and other possible funding sources for some county costs. In the end, there were still some ...
MARSHALL — A local business is helping to provide more options for career exploration at Marshall Public Schools’ Alternative Learning Center. This week, the Pride in the Tiger Foundation announced that it received a $20,000 grant from the U.S. Bank Foundation to help support the development of a Practical Assessment Exploration System lab at the ALC. “The Lab will provide students with authentic opportunities to practice workplace skills, explore different career pathways, and recognize their own potential,” said MPS Superintendent Jeremy Williams. “Experiences like these ...
MARSHALL — Jan Louwagie, one of the founding members of the Trail Travelers Bike Club, recalls going to a campground in Walker with everyone. They spent hours around a table playing cards and laughing. She remembers at one point the hostess came to see if they needed anything, but everyone ...
MARSHALL — There was a busy weekend of events at the Lyon County Fair, from community programs to demolition derby action. Saturday morning, the fair kicked off with a recognition ceremony honoring area residents like veterans and this year's Outstanding Senior Citizen Award recipients. Ray ...
MARSHALL — Like father like son, and sometimes like daughter. The demolition derby at the Lyon County Fair has been a generational activity for numerous families — even for the first responders. Banks West, 5, wore his fireman’s helmet and coat just like his dad, Matthew, on the edge ...
MARSHALL — A Balaton man pleaded guilty in Lyon County District Court Tuesday to charges of criminal sexual conduct. Ethan Lennen Nelson, 36, said in a hearing that he was taking “full responsibility” for having sexual contact with minor victims while he was a youth group leader at a Balaton church. Under a plea agreement, Nelson will serve 120 days in jail and complete seven years of probation with conditions, including that he not have contact with the victims in his case and that he not have unsupervised contact with minors outside his own family. Nelson pleaded guilty to ...
