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Donation drive to support child care providers

MARSHALL — A group of Marshall area businesspeople is calling on community members to help support local child care providers. The “We Care 4 Daycare” donation drive is collecting donations of baby and toddler items like diapers, sanitizing items like disinfectants and cleaning cloths, and kitchen essentials like paper towels and disposable plates. A donation drop-off event will be held Saturday at the Marshall Hy-Vee. Donations can also be dropped off through May 1 at the Marshall Area YMCA and Holy Redeemer School. The donation drive is a project led by group members from the ...

Two injured in Wabasso school bus accident

WABASSO — Two people, including a Wabasso Public School student, were injured in an accident involving a school bus and another vehicle Wednesday morning, Wabasso Superintendent Jon Fulton said. In a message to parents posted Wednesday on the Wabasso Public School Facebook page, Fulton said a Wabasso school bus transporting students was involved in an accident with another vehicle around 8 a.m. on Redwood County Road 7 south of Seaforth. “Emergency personnel were notified immediately and assisted with the situation,” Fulton said in the message to parents. “We are thankful ...

Father and son have tradition of giving back to community

There’s a sign inside the JD Plumbing shop that hangs as a reminder of a family tradition in providing plumbing services to Milroy and the surrounding area. Ken Duscher pointed to the “Ken’s Plumbing” sign while talking about a business he started in 1976. And it’s a business that ...

Vikings hold off Sting in doubleheader thrillers

MINNEOTA — Jayla Jerzak hit a game-winning two-run triple in the final inning of the second game, while Madison Hennen had a total of 15 strikeouts on the day to help the Minneota/Canby softball team stave off Yellow Medicine East for a pair of Camden Conference wins on Tuesday, 3-0 and 5-4. ...

Lyon County families had Revolutionary War connections

MARSHALL — The original 13 colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776 were all on the east coast of what became the United States. But in the generations that followed the Revolutionary War, some of the veterans' descendants headed west, and even settled in southwest ...

Boettger, Schmig, Klawitter endorsed

A trio of Democratic candidates received their party’s endorsement in races for Minnesota state Legislature over the weekend. At the Senate District 15 DFL convention in Redwood Falls, Andrea Boettger of New Ulm received the endorsement for state Senate in SD 15. Nathan Schmig of Minneota received the endorsement for state House District 15A, and Keith Klawitter of Morgan received the endorsement for House District 15B. Boettger, a New Ulm City Council member, will be running for state Senate in the district currently represented by Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls. Dahms has ...