MARSHALL — Over the past year, people have seen the construction progress at a lot near U.S. Highway 59 on the south edge of Marshall. Now, the new Les Schwab Tire Center is open and ready for customers. Crew members were already busy changing tires Friday afternoon, when members of the ...

NEW ULM — A new cache of original Wanda Gág art has come home to New Ulm. Six storyboard drawings for Gág’s 1935 book “Gone is Gone” were recently acquired by The Wanda Gág House Association in New Ulm. The six drawings are each 18 inch by 24 inches and feature a drawing from ...

Brown County-made beer made a strong showing at the Minnesota Brewers Cup held in the Twin Cities earlier this month with Sleepy Eye Brewing and Schell’s Brewery receiving awards. Five Barley Wine of Sleepy Eye Brewing placed third in the strong beer category in blind taste-test competition ...

MARSHALL — It’s a project that’s been years in the making. Now, major reconstruction on Minnesota Highway 19 in Marshall is set to begin. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, along with state and local officials, gathered in Marshall Friday morning to celebrate with a groundbreaking ceremony. “I ...

MARSHALL — The first ever UnstoppABLE Games took to the Southwest Minnesota State University football field on Wednesday for a successful debut of an inclusive athletic event for local special education students to engage in a full day of competition. “They’re all in their element,” ...

Staffing and funding are two big hurdles facing school libraries in Minnesota, according to a recent study of K-12 school libraries across the state. Close to half of the respondents in a 2024 census of school library media centers said they needed more staff members or hours. In southwest ...