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Rosa: ‘So exciting to be back’

MARSHALL — She might be taking on a new role, but the new CEO of the Marshall Area YMCA is a familiar face for some community members. For Cindy Rosa, the new position means a return to the Marshall Y, where she previously served a total of 10 years as program director and associate executive ...

Jim Roggenbuck named Lincoln County’s 2025 outstanding senior citizen

TYLER — Continuing its annual tradition, the Lincoln County Fair presented Lake Benton’s Jim Roggenbuck with the 2025 Outstanding Senior Citizen award Thursday evening. As fairgoers gathered near the outdoor free stage while children played in the distance around the numerous inflatable ...

MnDOT to focus on maintenance in next 10 years

MARSHALL — Maintaining the pavement on southwest Minnesota highways is going to be one of the challenges facing the Minnesota Department of Transportation in the future, MnDOT District 8 Engineer Kelly Brunkhorst said this week. “We’ve done some analysis, our pavement conditions are ...

Poultry, rabbits and more at Lincoln County 4-H shows

TYLER — Kicking off the fun of the annual Lincoln County Fair was a series of 4-H shows Thursday afternoon with participants showcasing their poultry and rabbits. As festival goers began to trickle in on the fairgrounds throughout the day for the first of the four-day festival, several 4-H ...

70 years of history unsealed in Green Valley church time capsule

GREEN VALLEY — Exactly seven decades ago to the day on July 31, 1955, members of The Church of St. Clotilde in Green Valley hid away a time capsule in a cornerstone placed into the building of the church. Fast forward 70 years later to now — July 2025, the capsule has been discovered and ...

Holding ‘late summer celebration’ by the book

MARSHALL — Children participated in a plethora of fun activities at the Marshall-Lyon County Library Wednesday morning for the annual summer reading carnival. Groups of kids gathered outside on the front lawn of the library to check out a petting zoo, face painting, large yard games like ...