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Balaton man pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct

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 ...

Lyon Co. to increase jail service rates

MARSHALL — Starting next year, it will cost more for Murray County to house jail inmates at the Lyon County Jail. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners approved a proposal from Sheriff Eric Wallen to increase the jail service fees to $125 per day in 2027, and to $175 per day in 2028. “I was asked to review our contract with Murray County for the housing of their inmates in our jail,” Wallen told county commissioners. “The (Lyon) county’s cost of housing inmates in our jail is, per day, significantly higher than what we’ve been charging Murray County, so we’d look to ...

Honoring vets at the fair

MARSHALL — A trio of U.S. Air Force veterans were recognized this weekend, during the Lyon County Fair. On Saturday, the area chapter of Quilts of Valor presented Adam and Chassidy DeRoode with quilts in honor of their military service, and Cottonwood resident Steven Alm was named Lyon ...

Mason, Schroeder honored as Hometown Heroes

MARSHALL – Two area residents got a joyous surprise this weekend. Jan Mason and Dale Schroeder were each presented with Modern Woodmen of America’s Hometown Heroes award. Schroeder is a Marshall resident and veteran who is active with the American Legion Honor Guard, and Mason has been ...

‘Doing some amazing things’

MARSHALL — Tracy area community members have really worked to make an impact on their hometown, presenters at the Lyon County Fair said this weekend. This Saturday, a trio of people – Joel Buyck, Jan Arvizu, and Jeanine Vandendriessche - were named Outstanding Senior Citizens for ...

Sprucing up the schoolhouse

MARSHALL — A historic one-room schoolhouse at the Lyon County Fairgrounds has a new look now, thanks to an Eagle Scout project by Dante Thomas. Thomas was at the fairgrounds this weekend, and spoke about the process that led up to a new concrete sidewalk and interpretive sign being ...