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Plenty to do for America’s 250th

America's 250th anniversary is fast approaching — and with it — plenty of events to attend. No matter where you are residing in southwest Minnesota, there's somewhere to go and places to see, including fireworks. Marshall will celebrate Independence Day on Saturday with a municipal band concert and live music from the band Drive starting at 5 p.m. Food trucks will open for the rest of the night until the end of the fireworks display that starts at 10:15 p.m. “It's a generous fireworks display. I’ll say that much,” said Jasmine DeSmet, the training facility coordinator at ...

Farmers share challenges with Craig

MARSHALL — There’s a lot on Minnesota farmers’ minds. In a round-table discussion with U.S. Rep. Angie Craig this weekend, area farmers said some of the challenges facing agriculture range from tariffs and labor needs, to the cost of getting new generations into farming. Craig said ...

The freedom of the outdoors

MARSHALL — Joseph Wittkamp is already an athlete who has competed in wheelchair basketball, softball and power lifting. But a new trackchair built in Marshall will still open up new opportunities for him, he said. “I’m excited. This is going to be a game-changer for me when it comes ...

One injured in Hwy. 68 crash

REDWOOD COUNTY — A Lucan woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday evening on Minnesota Highway 68 in Redwood County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Sandra Jean Witzke, 73, was transported to Avera Marshall Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 6:17 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 68 and Redwood County Road 8. A 2009 Chevrolet Impala driven by Witzke was eastbound on Highway 68 when it went off the road and hit a sign, the State Patrol said. After hitting the sign, the vehicle went back across the ...

Temporary intersection closure planned

MARSHALL — Drivers in Marshall should be aware of a possible temporary road closing on part of Lyon Street downtown today, contractors said. In a construction update this week, Erika Coudron of R and G Construction said crews will need to close the Lyon Street/East College Drive intersection in order to saw and seal concrete joints in the new road surface. Depending on weather, crews plan to close the Lyon Street crossing from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. on July 2. The joint sealing work may not take the entire four-hour period, Coudron said. Part of East College Drive, between Main Street ...

Way past knee-high by July 4th

NEW ULM — Bolstered by warm weather and occasional showers, area corn continued to grow rapidly this week, reaching shoulder high or more in many areas. Lake Crystal Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse said the standard corn growth measure of “knee-high by July 4th” has been replaced by “waist-high to shoulder high by July 4” with today’s corn production. Current weather conditions are shrinking the Minnesota drought to the southwest corner and north central Minnesota, according to the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook released Tuesday. “There is no drought at all from ...