MARSHALL — This year’s Southwest Minnesota State University commencement address will be a little different — it will be given by a member of the graduating class. SMSU will have its 58th commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in the R/A Facility on campus. This year’s commencement ...

For the past four years, professional artist SammyJo Miller has been following her dream. Actually it’s probably two dreams. Both dreams led Miller and her husband, Eric, to move their family from the St. Cloud area to southwest Minnesota. “It’s been a long-time dream to publish a ...

MARSHALL — Rain earlier this week has made for muddy work in the Minnesota Highway 19 construction zone in Marshall. But while the weather did slow utility work down along part of East College Drive, representatives of R and G Construction said it didn’t cause any major delays. “As you ...

MARSHALL — As a result of deterioration and improving the safety of students and staff, the Marshall Public School (MPS) District will be redesigning and doing a full replacement of the Marshall Middle School parking lot over the summer. The reconstruction of the parking lot will be used ...

MARSHALL — This week, the Marshall City Council gave their approval to new state legislation that makes it possible for Southwest Minnesota State University to sell beer and wine on campus during sporting events. The city’s approval was required after the state Legislature passed special ...

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council approved bids this week for a pair of street maintenance projects. However, council support wasn't unanimous. Council member James Lozinski questioned a proposal to add alternate streets to chip sealing and asphalt resurfacing projects, saying the city ...