Breaking News

Local News

Lyon Co. board learns about Habitat merger

MARSHALL — The Marshall area’s affiliate of Habitat for Humanity has new leadership, after merging with an affiliate serving west central Minnesota. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners learned more about the merger from Kayla Klein, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of West Central Minnesota and Habitat for Humanity of Redwood River. “We were approached by the Marshall affiliate . . . to potentially look at acquiring them,” Klein said. Klein said Habitat for Humanity of West Central Minnesota operates out of Willmar, but staff travel to Marshall at least once a ...

Filing period closes for some MN elections

MARSHALL — The filing period for Minnesota state, federal and some local elections closed Tuesday. According to filing information posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website, there will be some crowded primary elections for races in Minnesota state government and the U.S. Senate. In Lyon County government, officials like the sheriff and two commissioners will be running unopposed, according to the filing data. Minnesota will hold primary elections on Aug. 11. The candidate filing period for positions that don’t have a primary, including township, city and school board ...

Child injured in e-scooter accident

MARSHALL — A child was injured in an accident involving an electric scooter Wednesday morning at the intersection of East Lyon Street and Adobe Road, Marshall Police said. The accident was reported around 10 a.m. A 13-year-old child riding an e-scooter received a head injury falling off ...

Hwy. 23/Main Street crash in Marshall

MARSHALL — Responders including the Minnesota State Patrol, Marshall Police, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and Marshall Fire Department were at the scene of a crash Wednesday morning at the intersection of East Main Street and Minnesota Highway 23. The crash was reported around 10:20 a.m. ...

The Yellow Medicine East School District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, to officially signify a start to the construction of building its new campus. The YME and Granite Falls community voted last summer to pass a $74.395 million bond referendum to remodel the school buildings ...

Tracy celebrates patriotic art of the next generation

TRACY — There were so many people at the Wheels Across the Prairie Heritage Center Building on Wednesday that benches from outside had to be brought in just to have enough space to seat everyone. The audience waited eagerly to hear who would be the winner of America's 250th Poster ...