MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota Arts Council recently awarded more than $135,000 in grant funding to a total of 21 different arts projects across the region. In a Monday news release, SMAC said grant recipients include area groups like the Granite Falls Historical Society, projects like ...

MARSHALL — Over the holiday break, Kayla Sawchak did a brief externship with the Marshall Animal Clinic as she readies to graduate in May from vet school. “Externships can be anything that the doctors are comfortable with me doing and I’m comfortable doing so I did general appointments. ...

MORGAN — Farmward Cooperative and Ag Plus Cooperative announced Wednesday that after Ag Plus members overwhelming approved the proposed unification, they plan to merge organizations March 1. The new, unified cooperative will operate under the name Farmward Cooperative and maintain its ...

New Ulm resident Darrick Postel doesn’t go far from home to deer hunt, and he doesn’t plan to do so anytime soon. “I’ve been hunting private land near the city limits, northwest of town for a quite a few years,” he said. “Hunting was good this year. I got two smaller ...

WESTBROOK — A man was taken to a Minneapolis burn center after an explosion and garage fire at a Westbrook residence this week, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said. In a news release, the Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Frank Wood, 58, of Westbrook. Wood was taken to ...

MARSHALL — As part of their first meeting of 2026, Lyon County Commissioners voted in a new county board chairman and vice-chairman this week. In two separate votes Tuesday, commissioners approved a nomination of Todd Draper as board chairman, and Thomas Andries as vice chairman. Following ...