MARSHALL — The city of Cottonwood is in serious need of updates to a water main and other parts of its Main Street. But trying to get funding to help with the project has been a big obstacle, said City Administrator Teather Bliss. “I’ve exhausted all options,” Bliss told Lyon County ...

WESTBROOK — One person is dead after a structure fire reported in rural Westbrook over the weekend, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office said Lance Richard Larson, 36, was pronounced dead at the fire scene. The incident is under investigation, the ...

MURRAY COUNTY — Two people were injured Monday in a collision involving a skid loader in rural Murray County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. An Iona man and a Balaton man were both taken to the emergency room in Slayton, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 8:02 p.m., on ...

MARSHALL — A new home for a Slayton child care center, and updated water lines in the city of Edgerton, are among the projects seeking bonding dollars from the Minnesota Legislature. Ashley Haken, a board member of Wonder World Preschool in Slayton, told members of the Minnesota Senate’s ...

MARSHALL — A pair of Marshall High School junior marching band students have been selected to join the Bands of America Honor Band to take on the streets of Pasadena, California, for this year’s 137th annual Rose Parade. Mickensy Monsen and Christian Ramirez will travel to the West Coast to ...

MARSHALL — Saturday’s winter storm helped bring a little bit of the North Pole to downtown Marshall’s holiday season kickoff event. Visitors coming to see Santa Claus at Terrace 1872 were bundled up, as snow fell all around. “It was magical standing there,” said Sam Lund, events ...