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Detour approved for Highway 14 construction project

MARSHALL — Road work is planned on part of U.S. Highway 14 next year, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is proposing a detour. This week, Lyon County Commissioners approved an agreement for a detour route that would include Lyon County Road 2 west of Russell. “They’ve asked Lincoln County and Lyon County to offer our county roads as a detour. It would be County Road 2 going west of Russell, that goes between Russell and Tyler,” Lyon County highway engineer Aaron VanMoer told commissioners Tuesday. “That is what I recommended they use, and that’s about six ...

Lyon Co. works toward 10.9% preliminary levy

MARSHALL — Talks about Lyon County’s 2027 levy continued at this week’s Lyon County Board meeting. Over about an hour of discussion, county commissioners narrowed down proposals to try and lower the levy increase. With a number of changes, the preliminary levy increase could be 10.9%, ...

Puzzles, suds and kissing pigs in Tracy

TRACY — There is a long history of supporting community festivals. As the 99th annual Box Car Days approaches, organizers say they’re looking forward to seeing the crowds. “It’s really nice to see the amount of turnout we have from the community,” said Michaela Miller-Schreier, one of the organizers of Box Car Days events. In addition to local residents, she said, “We have so many people who come from out of town.” Box Car Days starts Friday night in Tracy, and continues with events through Labor Day. The festival kicks off with the Tracy Area Chamber burger night in ...

Tracy man charged with reckless firearm discharge

MARSHALL — A Tracy man was charged this week with reckless discharge of a firearm within Tracy city limits. Lyon County District Court records said a hearing was held Monday for Noah Eugene Fastenau, 28. A criminal complaint alleges that Tracy Police were dispatched Sunday morning to a report of possible gunshots fired in the area of Fifth Street and Harvey Street in Tracy. The complaint alleged that police found Fastenau near a handgun outside a residence in the area. The complaint alleged that a witness said she had allowed Fastenau to handle the gun, which belonged to her. ...

Lyon Co. approves interim jail admin

MARSHALL — Lyon County will be looking for a new jail administrator after the retirement of Brad Marks, who has been a Lyon County employee since 2001. On Tuesday, county commissioners voted to approve Gabriel Figueroa as interim administrator. “We had a retirement, so that’s where the interim administrator position became available,” said Commissioner Todd Draper. Lyon County Sheriff Eric Wallen said Marks retired on Aug. 17. Lyon County Human Resources Director Aurora Heard presented county commissioners with a request to approve Figueroa as interim jail administrator, ...

Hennen, Seifert greet voters

MARSHALL — Republican candidates for the Minnesota state Legislature said they’ve spent the summer trying to hear from as many area residents as possible. “I’ve been either campaigning or meeting with city officials in, so far, 34 of the 50 cities in the district. And my plan is to ...