A Milroy native was in the spotlight at this year’s Minnesota State Fair – as one of the dairy princesses who had their portraits carved from blocks of butter. Elizabeth Coudron, daughter of Ron and Jennifer Coudron of Milroy, was a finalist in the Princess Kay of the Milky Way program. ...
IVANHOE — Fiber arts can bring a lot of people together, from the farmers who raise animals like sheep, to the people who process the wool, and turn it into clothing and other items. This weekend, organizers of a new free event hope to build more of those connections. “Whether they’re in the agricultural world, the livestock world or the fiber arts world, we want folks sharing those conversations,” said Jenny Parkhurst, one of the organizers of the Farm to Fiber Fest, which will be held Sunday in Ivanhoe. The first Farm to Fiber Festival will be at Gilson Field in Ivanhoe. The ...
TRACY — Area residents lined the streets in downtown Tracy to watch the 99th annual Box Car Days parade. The procession included everything from local businesses to the Miss Tracy royalty and the Tracy Area High School marching band. Monday events also included the Fly-in/Drive-in ...
MARSHALL — Possible funding cuts by Lyon County could mean reductions in operations at the Marshall-Lyon County Library, according to agenda materials for this week’s Marshall City Council meeting. A discussion of 2027 library funding is on the agenda for Tuesday’s council meeting. Funding allocations for the library have been part of ongoing budget talks for the Lyon County Board of Commissioners this summer. The county is facing budget challenges like rising costs for insurance and health and human services. At earlier budget talks, Lyon County commissioners considered ...
LINCOLN COUNTY — A Tyler man was charged this week with possessing and distributing child pornography, Lincoln County District Court records said. Court records said Niel Jeffery Jensen, 56, appeared at a hearing Thursday on 12 counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography charges. A criminal complaint alleges that, on Aug. 18, the Buffalo Ridge Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force received a tip from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, saying that Jensen had shared a pornographic image of a juvenile through Instagram chat ...
MARSHALL — Construction of a new Habitat for Humanity home in Marshall has made rapid progress over the past couple of weeks. The house’s exterior walls and roof of the building are now in place, and Habitat representatives would also be looking at landscaping options soon, said Kayla ...
