GRANITE FALLS - Construction of the new C-Store in Granite Falls is nearing completion and a grand reopening is set for June 22, according to store officials. The former C-Store building was demolished and the $5.2 million construction project started started on Oct. 1. Besides the building, ...
MARSHALL - After 52 years, the Southwest Coaches bus service of Marshall is about to see a changing of the guard. Tom and Jim Hey agreed to sell Southwest Coaches to The Reliant Company of Hastings effective Aug. 1. Reliant has 18 locations, mostly in Minnesota. Tom Hey's retirement as ...
MARSHALL — It’s still early in the 2027 budget process for local governments. However, Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes said already there have been some concerns raised about how to fund the Marshall-Lyon County Library. In a report to the Marshall City Council on Tuesday, Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes talked about “serious discussions” on possible budget concerns raised at the Marshall-Lyon County Library Board’s meeting earlier this week. MLCL receives funding from both the county and the city, and there are representatives of the County Board and the Marshall City Council on the ...
BECKER — For the third consecutive year, the Dawson-Boyd girls golf team is the Class A state champion. Also like the past two seasons, the Blackjacks ran away with the victory, winning the title by 26 strokes over the course of the two-day competition at Pebble Creek Golf Club. “It ...
MARSHALL — A court hearing was held Tuesday in the case of a man charged with drug possession in Marshall. An attorney representing Dante Maurice Stidman said there were issues on whether there was probable cause for the charges against him. A Lyon County District Court judge gave lawyers on both sides of the case time to file written arguments on the matter. In January, Stidman was charged in Lyon County District Court with first-degree and third-degree drug possession. A complaint alleges that law enforcement executed a search at Stidman’s apartment on Jan. 14. The complaint ...
MARSHALL — Doug Hamilton didn’t like to be the center of attention. That was part of his job as a funeral director, David Sprik said. In that capacity, Hamilton served families in southwest Minnesota for more than 30 years. “He liked to quietly serve,” said Sprik. But Hamilton was ...
