MARSHALL — Marshall has had some large commercial developments over the past 10 years, and it’s showed in the value of the building permits the city has issued. In 2024, the city issued building permits with a total value of $36.9 million — the highest amount in a decade. ...

More than 25% of people in southwest Minnesota get their health insurance through Medicaid, the Minnesota Department of Human Services said this week. Data recently released by DHS said programs like Medicaid had an impact of more than $67 million on health care in Lyon County alone in 2023. ...

FAIRMONT — A Martin County farmer said he’s been battling the avian flu from spreading in his poultry operation since November. Andrew Moeller said he is currently one of the bigger poultry producers in the Martin County area and the only state-certified emu producer in Minnesota. “I ...

MARSHALL — The annual regional Math Masters competition held on the Southwest Minnesota State University campus recorded its largest turnout on Thursday. A total of 260 students competed at SMSU, while 6,000 students competed at over more than 60 different sites in Minnesota and ...

MARSHALL — A project that would build camper cabins at Garvin Park took a couple of steps forward this week. On Tuesday, Lyon County commissioners approved an agreement for a more than $900,000 state Legacy grant. In a separate action, commissioners also authorized the county to issue a ...

CANBY — The Minnesota West Community and Technical College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on its Canby campus Thursday afternoon to celebrate the opening of its new solar array, an installation that was made possible with a grant received from the Minnesota Department of Commerce Solar for ...