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New owner of Lamberton News plans on carrying on newspaper legacy

LAMBERTON — After more than 50 years, an area weekly newspaper has changed owners. This week, the Lamberton News announced that new publisher Wendy Krier officially took ownership of the paper on Feb. 17. Krier has been the publisher of the Springfield Advance-Press for the past five ...

Bigger not always better when it comes to farm acres

LAMBERTON — It’s a big question facing farmers, Garen Paulson said — does farming more acres mean better profits? Based on financial data from southern Minnesota, bigger isn’t necessarily better, said Paulson, assistant Extension educator at the University of Minnesota Southwest ...

Community members appreciate the updates

MARSHALL — Some of the people attending Marshall’s State of the City address Wednesday had specific topics they wanted to know about. Others said they were just curious. But either way, the event was a chance to learn about what was going on in the city over the past year. “It’s good ...

‘It’s been a great run’

MARSHALL — Carrow’s Marshall Cleaners has a long history – one that goes back 99 years and spans three generations of ownership, Jim Carrow said. However, the story will be coming to an end this spring. Jim and Ann Carrow said this week that their family’s dry cleaning business will ...

Developer updates zoning request

MARSHALL — A Marshall developer seeking to build townhomes on land near Canoga Circle has updated his zoning request for the project. According to agenda materials for the Marshall City Council’s Tuesday meeting, Greg Taylor is requesting a change in the type of residential zoning for the ...