news@marshallindependent.com FAIRMONT — Today is the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ lone visit to Minnesota, at the Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington on Aug. 21, 1965. One Fairmont resident, Deeanne Helfritz, was there to witness it at 15 years of age. She said she had heard about ...

MARSHALL — For the second time this summer, Lyon County commissioners declared a state of emergency in response to severe storms. On Tuesday, commissioners passed a declaration, related to wind damage and flash flooding over the weekend. “That would be the first step in helping these ...

MARSHALL — Plans for the Box Car Wind energy project in Lyon and Murray Counties are still moving forward, representatives of Apex Clean Energy told Lyon County commissioners this week. Company representatives said the wind 1,000-megawatt project is in the design phase this year, and will ...

MARSHALL — Marshall’s Sounds of Summer festival is starting tonight with a new event. Two teams of emergency responders, from the Marshall Police and the Marshall Fire Department, will be competing for bragging rights on the softball diamond. There’s plenty of anticipation leading up to ...

MARSHALL — With a late-evening sun shining and no clouds in the sky, Marshall’s first-ever Battle of the Badges softball game between the police and fire department brought in plenty of spectators and fun to kick off this year’s Sounds of Summer festivities. Held at the Marshall Sports ...

MARSHALL — The graduation rate for Lyon County’s drug treatment court program is close to state goals, Lyon County Commissioners learned this week. Over the past three fiscal years, a total of 17 people have graduated from the Lyon County treatment court, said program coordinator Alison ...