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One injured in Hwy. 19 crash

IVANHOE — A Marshall man was injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday on Minnesota Highway 19, the Minnesota State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 5:32 p.m. in Royal Township, Lincoln County. A Chevy Silverado was traveling westbound on Highway 19, and a second Silverado was eastbound when the two vehicles collided, the State Patrol reported. The driver of one of the vehicles, Logan James Lamote, 22, of Marshall, was taken to the Hendricks hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The driver and a passenger in the other vehicle were uninjured, the State Patrol said. The ...

No. 3 Marshall opens state tournament with dominant win over TG

MINNEAPOLIS — The No. 3 Marshall girls basketball team opened up the Class AAA state tournament with a 70-44 win over No. 6 Totino-Grace Wednesday afternoon at the University of Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion. Specifically, the Tigers’ 42 rebounds took full control, along with an additional ...

Marshall selected for homebuyer assistance program

MARSHALL — People buying homes in Marshall may be able to get assistance with making a down payment through an initiative by Minnesota Housing. This week, the Marshall Economic Development Authority announced that Marshall is being included in the Minnesota City Participation Program. Through the MCPP, Marshall has been allocated about $273,000 to support eligible homebuyers. “It’s another tool in the tool box,” said Marshall EDA Director Lauren Deutz. “The goal of the program is to help more people get into housing.” Deutz said the Marshall EDA applied to be part of the ...

Council to look at new Aquatic Center quotes

MARSHALL — Construction on the new Marshall Aquatic Center is progressing, Parks and Recreation Superintendent Preston Stensrud said. “It’s coming along nicely,” Stensrud said this week. Outdoor features like shade and splash pad structures are being installed, while construction ...

Former tru Shrimp company in receivership

MARSHALL — A company that announced plans to build a shrimp production company in Madison, South Dakota, in 2019 is going through insolvency proceedings in Lyon County District Court. According to Lyon County court records, documents for the assignment for benefit of creditors of Iterro, Inc., were filed in November. The documents were filed around the same time that Iterro Life Sciences President and CEO Brian Knochenmus confirmed to the Independent that Iterro was closing down its facility in Balaton. The assignment for benefit of creditors, filed Nov. 20 in Lyon County District ...

Marshall Council awards $1.1 million bid for sewer lining work

MARSHALL — Bids for proposed repairs to Marshall sewer lines came in lower than an engineer’s estimate, Marshall Public Works Director Jason Anderson said this week. Members of the Marshall City Council voted to approve a total construction bid of close to $1.1 million, to install cured-in-place pipe liners in about 9,200 feet of city sewer pipe. The engineer’s estimate for construction costs was $1.28 million, according to agenda materials at Tuesday’s council meeting. “These are all pipe systems that we know that we’re not going to reconstruct for the next 10 to 20 ...