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Lyon Co. extends West Central Sanitation recycling contract

MARSHALL — West Central Sanitation will continue to provide recycling pickup services for Lyon County. On Tuesday, county commissioners voted to extend the recycling contract for five years. “The recycling agreement is up for renewal at the end of April,” said Lyon County environmental administrator Roger Schroeder. Schroeder said discussions about possibly extending the recycling contract with West Central Sanitation started last year with members of the county solid waste commission. “We met with the contractor, and they expressed an interest in continuing the agreement ...

Tiger Spotlight highlights student success

MARSHALL — In its monthly tradition, the Marshall Public School Board recgonized a student from each school site at Tuesday night’s school board meeting for the February session of Tiger Spotlight. Tiger Spotlight is held each month at a school board meeting that honors students of the ...

David Jones named permanent president of SMSU

MARSHALL — Dr. David Jones has officially been named as the 11th permanent president of Southwest Minnesota State University, effective immediately. The Minnesota State Board of Trustees made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, after a rigorous hiring process. Jones has been serving as ...

Winter whiplash in Southwest MN

MARSHALL — High winds tore across southwest Minnesota on Wednesday, leading to some hazardous weather conditions. To the north and east of Marshall, blizzard warnings were in place as blowing snow reduced visibility along roads. “We’re transitioning to more of a normal February ...

Lyon County commissioners approve Garvin shelter, electric quotes

MARSHALL — Plans to add features like new picnic shelters at Garvin Park took another step forward this week. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners voted to approve quotes to build three picnic shelters, and to make electrical service upgrades at the park’s upper and lower campgrounds. The quotes that were approved came to about $219,000 to build three picnic shelters, and about $58,000 for the electrical upgrades. “This is the last stretch of our Legacy grants for improvements at Garvin Park. And for the remaining grants, we had budget dollars included for three picnic ...

Lyon County looks at safe streets planning

MARSHALL — Lyon County Commissioners say they’re interested in hearing a proposal for a grant that could help bring pedestrian crossing signals and other safety measures to cities like Cottonwood and Minneota. On Tuesday, the county board heard a presentation from Chris Webb, with the ...