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Student struck by vehicle at Main St. crossing

MARSHALL — A middle school student was struck by a vehicle at a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of East Main Street and A Street, Marshall Police and Marshall Public Schools officials confirmed Thursday morning. Marshall Police Chief Jim Marshall and MPS Superintendent Jeremy Williams said the student was taken to Avera Marshall Hospital for evaluation. They urged drivers to be more mindful of pedestrians using crosswalks. “Crosswalks exist to provide a safe place for our citizens and children to cross the street, yet too often drivers fail to slow down, or notice those ...

Wallen speaks in support of law enforcement training funding

The state of Minnesota needs to maintain funding support for law enforcement training, Lyon County Sheriff Eric Wallen told Minnesota legislators. Last week, Wallen traveled to St. Paul to testify before the Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. Wallen said he and other law ...

Possible shark tooth found on sand bar in Brown County

NEW ULM — Bill Eibner and Brea Wear were on a gravel (sand) bar searching for fossils and artifacts on the Cottonwood River just east of the Brown County Highway 13 bridge April 10 when Eibner made another find. “It was a total surprise. The first time I’ve ever found a cretaceous shark ...

‘We try to keep Hendricks thriving’

Orv Johnson, manager of Hendricks Farmers Lumber Co., wears a lot of hats during the course of any given week. Hendricks Farmers Lumber started back in 1915 at it present location at 219 South Main St. in Hendricks. He’s been the manager for 14 years, having taken over for Alden Olsen, who ...

Knights’ bats come alive in win over HLOF

TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball team’s offensive explosion resulted in the Knights’ first win of the year when they hosted Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda in Red Rock Conference play on Thursday afternoon. Paisley Thooft and Laken Baartman led a group of four Knights with three or ...

Marshall approves quotes for sewer repair

MARSHALL — Quotes to complete sewer repairs in three different areas of Marshall came in below an engineer’s estimate, Marshall city staff said this week. At Tuesday’s Marshall City Council meeting, council members approved a roughly $40,000 quote for the repair work. Marshall Public Works director Jason Anderson said the proposed sanitary sewer repairs would focus on areas where the sewer line had collapsed or partially collapsed. “This project is a repair at three different locations,” Anderson said. The first portion of work was needed at the intersection of Van Buren ...