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United Way awards grant to Lynd Public School

LYND — Lynd Public School has been awarded a $1,000 Kindness Investment Program (KIP) grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) to help support water quality for staff, students and visitors. Specifically, the grant will assist Lynd in upgrading existing water filling stations to improve the overall quality of the water. “We are very happy we are able to help them out with that,” Meg Louwagie, CEO of UWSWMN, said. “It fits right into our Youth Opportunities and Healthy Communities (priorities), and (helping) not only just the students, but the staff as well ...

Lyon Co. rolls out new emergency alerts

MARSHALL — The rollout of a new emergency notification system for Lyon County started this week. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging people to sign up for severe weather and other emergency alerts. “We just started advertising the sign-ups,” said Sheriff Eric Wallen. Lyon County will now be partnering with RAVE Alert and Smart 911 for the emergency notification system. Users can sign up to receive free emergency alerts by text, automated phone message, and email. “The primary purpose is mass community alerts for emergency situations,” Wallen said of the ...

Smith hears plans for nursing program

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University is hoping to offer a four-year nursing degree in the future, together with new facilities for a nursing simulation lab. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said Wednesday it’s a project that will help set the stage to meet future health care needs. “This ...

‘We got truly good guys that really, really care’

The Bisbee name has been around forever, according to company president, Scott Williams. “We are the problem solvers in the community,” Williams said. “When the phone rings, we are expected to jump and resolve the problem all the time. Water heaters don’t quit at 10 o’clock in the ...

Wintry weather may force some Easter activities inside

MARSHALL — A variety of Easter holiday events for children and families are on the calendar for this weekend. With wintry weather ahead in the forecast for southwest Minnesota, some planned events have already switched to indoor venues. In Marshall, the planned Easter fun will be inside at the Lyon County Museum and at the Marshall Area YMCA. Today through Saturday, the museum will be holding an Easter egg and bunny scavenger hunt during museum hours. Visitors can count eggs and bunnies in the exhibit galleries. “We always try to put them in different spots,” said museum ...

Knoll, Wollum receive area Republican endorsements

ST. JAMES — A trio of Republican candidates for the Minnesota State Legislature have received party endorsements at the Senate District 21 convention. Candidate Chris Knoll received the Republican endorsement for the Senate race in District 21, which is currently represented by Sen. Bill ...