MARSHALL — Fuel costs were part of the discussion about Lyon County’s 2026 fee schedule this week. Before approving 2026 fees, the commissioners’ consensus was to increase the overhead for area agencies to purchase fuel from the county by 10 cents per gallon. The county fee schedule ...

IVANHOE — The city of Ivanhoe and an area Veterans of Foreign Wars post are working on a new chapter in a community building's history. Earlier this week, the city of Ivanhoe posted on social media that it was in the process of purchasing the Ivanhoe VFW building. Lincoln County VFW Post ...

MARSHALL — Tapping into their creativity and letting their imagination lead them through the day, nearly 300 area elementary and middle school students took a trip to Southwest Minnesota State University for the annual Conference for Young Writers on Tuesday. This was the 34th year of the ...

MARSHALL — Lyon County Commissioners acted this week to set minimum salary levels for the positions of county sheriff and county attorney. Lyon County Administrator Loren Stomberg said the county was required to set minimum salaries for the two elected positions once every four years. ...

The Southwest Figure Skating Club performed its annual exhibition show for family and friends on Saturday at the Red Baron Arena, ahead of its 30th Anniversary Ice Show to take place in March.  This year’s milestone ice show is titled ‘Blades and Beats,’ and will mark three decades of ...

MARSHALL — They didn’t know for sure if they would be having a “new year’s” baby. But Chelsey and Aaron Mathiowetz of Marshall said that when they went to the hospital for the birth of their daughter, they knew it might be a possibility. Chelsey Mathiowetz said that when they got to ...