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Gardner wins Tracy mayoral election

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TRACY — The city of Tracy had a contested race for mayor, and a full slate of city council candidates running in this fall’s election. According to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday night, Burke Gardner won the mayoral race with close to 55% of the vote. Gardner received a total of 379 votes, and Ronald Stephens received a total of 310 votes, the Secretary of State’s Office reported. Tracy residents also cast votes to fill a total of three seats on the city council. Of five candidates on the ballot, Jeri Schons, Nikki ...

Alcorn re-elected in contested Marshall council race

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MARSHALL — Marshall City Council member John Alcorn won re-election in Marshall’s Ward 1, receiving over 60% of the vote, according to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. Ward 1 vote totals came in Tuesday night with 699 votes for Alcorn, and 385 votes for challenger Larry Magrath. The Ward 1 race was Marshall’s only contested city council race, although there were seats up for election in Ward 2 and Ward 3. Ward 2 had a special election, to fill a vacancy left when former council member Amanda Schwartz stepped down earlier this year. ...

Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school

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A frantic 911 call from the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old shooter who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school last month was released Tuesday to The Associated Press through a public records request. In a tense call lasting a little more than a minute, Kaylub Giamanco told the 911 operator there's "someone with a gun" at the school his daughter attends. "I have a gun and I will shoot them right now," said Giamanco, who was driving home for lunch and saw the shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School. The operator implores him "don't do anything, let me get an officer ...

Serving up Election Day meals

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RUSSELL — Voters from throughout the region gathered at Grace First Parish for the 130th annual Election Day Dinner on Tuesday evening. "We started a little earlier tonight with the weather being what it was," dinner organizer Beth Erdmann said. The dinner had its origins as an event held ...

MPS approves roof replacement bid

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MARSHALL — Marshall Public Schools board members voted this week to approve bids for a total $7.34 million roof replacement and building repair project at Marshall High School and Marshall Middle School. The two-year project is planned to start next summer and would help address issues like recurring leaks at both school buildings. In September, MPS director of operations Tricia Stelter told school board members that the high school’s roof has exceeded its life expectancy of 20 years. At Monday’s Marshall School Board meeting, Keri Hacker and Brandon Klukow of Tremco Roofing and ...

Casting votes in school hallway

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MARSHALL — There was some extra bustle in the hallways during lunch period at Marshall High School on Tuesday as students lined up to cast ballots in a mock election. “It’s been busy,” said MHS student Paige McLain, who was helping check students in to participate in the event. Two ...