MARSHALL — The city of Marshall is seeking some additional grant funding to help build a shared-use path near Marshall Middle School and Southview Elementary. On Tuesday, Marshall City Council members voted in support of the city’s grant application. “This has been kind of a problem ...

Caden Baune has good handwriting – in fact, it’s some of the best in the nation. This spring, a sample of Baune’s cursive earned him Grand National Champion honors in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Baune, a fourth grade student at Red Rock Central Elementary in ...

MARSHALL — When past band and choir members from Southwest Minnesota State University got back together over the weekend, it wasn’t just a reunion. It was a chance to perform together again. On Saturday morning, band alumni joined current SMSU/Community Concert Band onstage for a special ...

The Wheels Across the Prairie museum in Tracy is almost like a pioneer city, and it takes an active group of volunteers to keep it that way. Museum Director Jon Wendorff, who coordinates a group of 22 volunteers, said they’re a critical part of enabling Wheels Across the Prairie to operate. ...

TYLER — Earlier this month, the city of Tyler acted to formally offer Avera Health an option to purchase about 21 acres of land for a new health care center. So far, however, it’s not yet known if Avera will take the offer, or what kind of facility they might build in Tyler if they do. ...

MARSHALL — Criminal charges have been filed against the man arrested after a multi-hour police standoff on East Main Street in Marshall this week. Paul Kenneth Laumann, 63, made his first appearance in Lyon County District Court via Zoom on Friday. Laumann is charged with first degree ...