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ATV ordinance a no-go for Lyon County

MARSHALL — Lyon County Commissioners talked this week about whether to allow all-terrain vehicles on county roads. However, the idea didn’t meet with a lot of support from commissioners, and no motions were made on changing county ordinances. “I think it just makes it a little more ...

PITT receives $25,000 grant from Taco Bell Foundation

MARSHALL — As the new school year quickly approaches, Marshall’s Pride in the Tiger Foundation has been named a recipient of a $25,000 community grant from The Taco Bell Foundation that will support Family and Consumer Science (FACS) courses. “I think it really shows their foundation's ...

Keeping traditions alive

HANLEY FALLS — Visiting Hanley Falls this weekend was a little like stepping back in time. The grounds of Minnesota’s Machinery Museum were filled with antique tractors, gasoline engines and even steam engines powering threshing machines. Working with machines that came from the days before ...

‘It’s an honor’

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 ...

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 ...