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Ready for school

MARSHALL — Marshall’s public schools were bustling on Monday – and classes hadn’t even started yet. Kids and families were getting ready for the beginning of school by checking out the buildings, meeting teachers, going over bus routes and more. At Marshall Middle School, Grayson ...

Internet program for schools, libraries under review

MARSHALL — Internet access has become a vital resource for public school districts and libraries. It’s something that goes beyond the classroom too, Marshall Public Schools staff said last week. Everything from communications and security systems to HVAC systems in schools also use ...

Why Marshall?

MARSHALL — When Argentinian high school student Belen Olmedo Guerra signed up for the exchange student program through Rotary International during the mid-1990s, she was envisioning a journey that would take her to Thailand, Australia or Bangladesh. “I wanted to ride on elephants. I ...

Oil prices rise and stocks fall after US hits Iranian sites in the Strait of Hormuz

(AP) — Wall Street closed out August on a downbeat note Monday as stocks fell and the price of oil rose after the U.S. launched its first military action in a month against Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. August had no shortage of turbulence for the market, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each posted a gain for the month after losing ground in July and June. The Dow, meanwhile, managed its fifth-straight monthly gain. Monday's losses were broad, with nearly every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 ...

Crime

TRACY — An animal complaint was reported at 8:56 p.m. Sunday on Rowland Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MINNEOTA — A Clarkfield man, 27, was cited for speeding at 1:09 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Lyon County Road 17 and Lyon County Road 10, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. TRACY — Vandalism was reported at 11:14 a.m. Sunday on the 100 block of Emory Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 20, was cited for having a dog at large at 10:38 a.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of ...

Motorcyclist injured in Monday crash

COTTONWOOD — A Wood Lake man was injured Monday morning in a crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Cody Dean Cleveland, 27, was taken to Avera Marshall Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 5:52 a.m. at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 23 and Lyon County Road 10, the State Patrol said. A 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Cleveland was traveling southbound on Highway 23, and a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Nicole Mae Schwartz, 16, of Vesta, was northbound at the time ...