PORTER — A Lincoln County resident and farmer plans to run for Minnesota state Senate in Sen. Bill Weber’s district. Krist Wollum, a grain and cattle farmer from rural Porter and the legislative chair of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association, announced this week that he will run ...
MARSHALL — Some temporary parking spaces created during construction on West College Drive in Marshall last summer could become permanent. At Tuesday’s Marshall City Council meeting, council members voted to introduce a proposed ordinance change that would allow parking along a block of Marvin Schwan Memorial Drive. The proposal would allow on-street parking on Marvin Schwan Memorial Drive between South First Street and West College Drive. The council will take action on the proposal at its Feb. 10 meeting. Introduction of the proposed ordinance change was approved as part of ...
MARSHALL — Some temporary parking spaces created during construction on West College Drive in Marshall last summer could become permanent. At Tuesday’s Marshall City Council meeting, council members voted to introduce a proposed ordinance change that would allow parking along a block of Marvin Schwan Memorial Drive. The proposal would allow on-street parking on Marvin Schwan Memorial Drive, between South First Street and West College Drive. The council will take action on the proposal at its Feb. 10 meeting. Introduction of the proposed ordinance change was approved as part ...
MARSHALL — A former Tracy business owner will be serving jail time and paying restitution, after pleading guilty to theft by swindle charges last year. Darin Lee Horner appeared in Lyon County District Court on Tuesday for a sentencing hearing. In August, Horner pleaded guilty to two counts of theft by swindle. Horner admitted that when he was the operator of Affordable Appliance Plus in Tracy, he took money from customers without ordering or delivering the appliances they purchased. Court documents said customers’ money was used for other purposes, including deposits to ...
NEW ULM — For the last three months, Morgan Blackstad and Cris Gant have led a grassroots charge to change the way domestic violence is talked about in the state by forming the organization, Minnesota United Against Domestic Violence. There are two main goals of Minnesota United Against ...
MARSHALL — Domestic violence is still an issue in southwest Minnesota — but supporting survivors can often mean helping with other needs like transportation, housing or emergency financial assistance, said Becci ten Bensel, executive director of WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs. Over the past several years, WRAP has expanded its scope and funding to help individuals and families in Lyon, Lincoln, Redwood and Yellow Medicine counties. “From the beginning, our approach has been shaped by the voices of those directly impacted, and that continues to guide how our programs grow ...
