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GRANITE FALLS — Members of the Small Business Administration made a visit to Korthuis Jewelry and Gifts in Granite Falls last month to understand what makes a small town family business so special. Also present were members of the SBDC, part of the Small Business Administration (SBA), a ...

MARSHALL — Water safety is an area that the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office works with each summer, as people head out onto local lakes. A state grant program has helped the county cover the costs for many years, county staff said this week. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners formally ...

In 2016, Southwest Minnesota State University graduate Kyle Hahn was out for a motorcycle ride near his home in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Kyle was only a couple of minutes away from home when a car making a left turn pulled out in front of him, his mother Dianne Hahn said. Kyle was killed in the ...

RUSSELL — The Russell Bar and Grill will no longer be owned by the city of Russell – but that doesn’t mean it’s closing down, city officials said. At a public hearing Wednesday night, city council members said the Bar and Grill has been sold to a new owner. The Russell Bar and Grill ...

MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University Children's Theatre, in conjunction with Marshall Community Service, P.S. Productions and Fixen Chiropractic are coming together this summer to help students get more opportunities to work in theatre and perform in front of others. The ...