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DEED opts for smaller office at Lyon Govt. Center

MARSHALL — Funding cuts mean a tenant at the Lyon County Government Center is requesting a smaller office space. This week, Lyon County Commissioners approved a lease renewal for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development office on the third floor of the Government Center. The move comes with a reduction of 1,680 square feet of space. “The only change on this is, they are looking to reduce their footprint,” said Lyon County Administrator Loren Stomberg. The smaller footprint would be a reduction of about $20,000 in rent revenue for the county, he said. At ...

Lyon Co. board weighs budget challenges

MARSHALL — With higher health and human services costs on the horizon for next year, Lyon County Commissioners need to get an early start thinking about the 2027 budget, Administrator Loren Stomberg said this week. At Tuesday’s county board meeting, Stomberg said possible options facing the county included reducing the amount spent on appropriations to nonprofits, paying off debt, or possibly setting a 12-15% preliminary levy increase for 2027. “If we give everybody what they received for appropriations in 2026, if we continue on with our bond proceeds and levy for the bond ...

The beat goes on during Crazy Days

MARSHALL — How many pieces of candy can you get for $200? Show up at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in downtown Marshall, walk up to the big fire truck parked on Main Street and look up. All those pieces of candy will be falling from a aerial basket. The candy drop is just one of many ...

Curbside recycling to start earlier for some Marshall residents

MARSHALL — The Lyon County Environmental Department is asking some Marshall residents to start making sure they put out their recycling the night before pickup is scheduled. Starting July 20, curbside recycling collection on Mondays will be done earlier in the morning, said environmental technician Stephanie Bethke-DeJaeghere. “Due to a shortage of recycling drivers, they are going to be starting (pickup) at 3 a.m.,” she said. Monday recycling customers in Marshall will need to put their carts out the night before pickup. The new schedule will be in place until further notice, ...

‘I watched these kids grow up’

WALNUT GROVE — For 27 years, Matt Coleman has played a part in the Walnut Grove Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant and has no plans in stopping. And all these years later, the Marshall resident claims everybody involved in the pageant as family. It started in 1998 when he took his children to ...

Documentary focuses on Help Tuck Them In

TRACY — At the end of the day, people's love for each other is what makes good happen in the world. That's the message local freelance filmmaker and Southwest Minnesota State University alumni Tahj’ee Smith wants to convey in his documentary about local volunteer organization Help Tuck ...