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Packed schedule of festivals this weekend

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Summer might be coming to an end, but the fun isn’t over yet for area community celebrations. This weekend Minneota area residents will be celebrating Boxelder Bug Days, while Milroy holds its annual Fun Fest, and the community of Clarkfield celebrates Cardinal Days. A couple of the events coming up this weekend are geared toward arts or hobbies. The community of Lamberton will be showcasing blacksmithing work at Hot Iron Days, and on Saturday the Marshall Radio Control Club will be flying model aircraft at a field south of town. At Minneota’s Boxelder Bug Days, community ...

Care for the caregivers

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MARSHALL — Caring for a loved one with dementia is a task that can take a lot of time and energy. Organizers of a Wednesday event in Marshall said they wanted to offer caregivers some time to rest and recharge. “It’s nice to put smiles on their faces,” said Jane Nelson Como, Lyon ...

Library cuts could go beyond Marshall

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MARSHALL — If Lyon County makes cuts in funding for the Marshall-Lyon County Library, the impact could be felt not just in Marshall, but at library locations in Cottonwood and Balaton, Library Director Michele Leininger said this week. “Unfortunately this time, with this large a cut, ...

School district switches to new athletics app

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MARSHALL — As Marshall Public Schools starts a new school year, the district is going through “a bit of a transition” in adjusting to a new computer registration platform for managing school athletics and activities. This week, MPS Activities Director Mitch Grunig went over the basics of the new platform, Bound, for members of the Marshall School Board. “I was telling our kids and our coaches this year, we probably have the biggest change in high school athletics and activities in the last 15 years with the transition from our previous platform to our new one, which is ...