Russell Bandwagon Days parade
Photos by Griffin Peterson
Two injured in Hwy. 23 crash
RUSSELL — Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Minnesota Highway 23, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Two Marshall residents received non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol reported. The crash was reported at 4:03 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 23 and Lyon County Road 2. A 2007 GMC Yukon driven by Deborah Jane Newton, 69, of Marshall, and a 2018 Toyota Tundra driven by Evan Paul Johnson, 22, of Le Mars, Iowa, were both traveling westbound on Highway 23 when the vehicles collided, the State Patrol said. Newton and a passenger in the ...
Aquatic Center taking concrete shape
MARSHALL — A lot of the outdoor features at the new Marshall Aquatic Center have continued to take shape, with concrete being poured for the pool deck and sidewalks. “It’s coming along good,” Marshall Parks and Recreation Superintendent Preston Stensrud said this week. “We had the ...
MN State OKs tuition increase across system
MARSHALL — The Minnesota State Board of Trustees recently approved a tuition increase across all colleges and universities in the system. An average undergraduate tuition increase of 6.25% was approved, and Southwest Minnesota State University’s increase is slated for 6.14%. The Minnesota State system holds 33 colleges and universities, and the tuition increase was a part of the board’s approval on May 20 of the operating budget for the 2027 fiscal year. The system stated that, “The tuition increase is just part of how Minnesota State is planning to balance its budget.” ...
Re-opening of intersection weeks away
MARSHALL — Street construction in the College Drive/Main Street intersection in Marshall is “progressing pretty well,” in spite of some rain this week, representatives of R and G Construction said. However, it’s still too soon to say exactly when the intersection will re-open to ...