MARSHALL — Lyon County Commissioners were divided on whether to increase commissioner pay or per diem rates in 2026. After a couple of different proposals at this week’s county board meeting, commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of a 3% pay increase for next year, while leaving per diem rates ...

MARSHALL — The city of Marshall will have a levy increase for 2026, but a smaller one than what was proposed earlier this fall. On Tuesday, City Council members voted to approve a levy increase of $10.51 million, which would be an increase of 6.59% from 2025. Back in September, Marshall had ...

MARSHALL — The Marshall Public School board approved a 0.50% district levy increase for payable 2026, equaling a net increase of around $40,000 for its total general fund. Marshall director of finance Sarah Kirchner gave the Truth in Taxation presentation at Monday’s school board meeting. ...

Photo by Deb Gau The Lyon County Museum was bustling with people on Saturday during the museum’s Holiday Fun Day event. Besides enjoying sweet treats and activities like crafts, children lined up for a chance to meet Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Derek Young held up fingers when he told ...

BALATON — One person was killed, and one injured, in a rollover crash south of Balaton in the early hours of Saturday morning, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. Talan Greve, 19, was unresponsive at the crash scene and was later pronounced dead at Sanford Tracy Hospital, the ...

MARSHALL — When people think of tuba music, what often comes to mind is the “oompah” parts of polkas. But low brass instruments are capable of a lot more, Southwest Minnesota State University band director John Ginocchio told an audience at campus Saturday. “A lot of this event is ...