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Man sentenced for Marshall gunshot incident

MARSHALL — A Montevideo man charged in connection with an incident where shots were fired at a Marshall hotel was sentenced in Lyon County District Court this week. Ed Lawrence Robert Torres, Jr., 22, received a three-year prison sentence for charges of second degree assault with a ...

Reyes pleads not guilty to arson charges

MARSHALL — A man charged in connection with a Florence house fire has pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree arson, Lyon County District Court records said. Court records said Moises Reyes, 29, entered a not guilty plea and asked for a speedy trial during a hearing Tuesday. The ...

Marshall City Council approves abatements for business expansions

MARSHALL — This week, the City Council approved tax abatements for a pair of local businesses undergoing major expansions. After two separate hearings, council members approved business tax abatements for Lockwood Motors and Bend Rite Fabrication. Lockwood Motors is currently adding on to ...

Marshall to assess unpaid fire costs

MARSHALL — The city of Marshall will be assessing costs for fire calls at three area properties to the property owners. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, Marshall City Council members held a hearing on unpaid costs for fire calls at properties in Sodus and Fairview Townships. The fire ...

History and more in downtown Marshall

MARSHALL — Art, music, and learning will all come together in Marshall’s downtown this weekend. This year, the annual Arts & Living History Festival will feature music and vendors, as well as a chance to learn more about the city’s 9/11 memorial. “We liked the idea of moving to ...

Smiglewski’s bridge

GRANITE FALLS — There were a lot of ways that the city of Granite Falls could remember longtime mayor Dave Smiglewski. But the choice to name a bridge after him was maybe the most fitting, said state Sen. Gary Dahms. “Bridges are designed to get people to places they wouldn’t be able to ...