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Lyon Co. Fair starts Wednesday

MARSHALL — Fair time is back again in Lyon County. Organizers and exhibitors are getting ready to host a full schedule of events in Marshall. The 2026 Lyon County Fair runs Wednesday through Sunday, bringing back lots of returning favorites like midway rides, live music and grandstand ...

‘Big boost’ for Ivanhoe

IVANHOE — Standing in front of his downtown business and a blue 1970 Chevy tow truck belonging to the Lipinski Garage, Mayor Shad Lipinski held his 1-year-old grandson, Camden, and posed for photos being taken by friends and family. Just an hour earlier on Sunday afternoon, Lipinski was ...

US stocks edge down from their record after oil prices climb 5%

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market edged down from its all-time high on Monday, while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% from its record set on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 60 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%. Momentum slowed for stocks following a rally powered by soaring profits for big U.S. companies. Reports are on track to show earnings per share leaped 50% in the spring from a year earlier for companies in the S&P 500, according ...

Ghent Fire Department builds tanker truck

GHENT — Fire Chief Bill Maertens and his crew of 23 volunteer firefighters at the Ghent Fire Department saved nearly $200,000 by opting to research, buy parts, weld and paint the department's new tanker truck. Maertens said he’s been looking for an opportunity to work on a project like ...

Crime

BALATON — Theft of a chainsaw, hedge trimmer, a battery and cash from a vehicle was reported at 1:39 p.m. Sunday on the 300 block of East Second Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. BALATON — A 41-year-old man was cited for driving after revocation, and having an open cannabis package in a motor vehicle in a traffic stop at 1:11 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Eastbay Avenue and U.S. Highway 14, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. RUSSELL — A 26-year-old man was arrested for a probation violation at 7:08 p.m. Saturday on the 100 block of Hill Street, the ...