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‘We try to support the best way we can’

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In 2008, Mark Nelson was working at US Bank leasing in Marshall when he was told of the manager position opening at Norwegian Mutual Insurance Company in Cottonwood. “I really didn’t know anything about insurance at the time. It intrigued me. I had some interest. I applied, had some ...

Pieces of Marshall history get new life

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MARSHALL — The building has been gone for roughly 20 years. But salvaged parts of Marshall’s 1932 high school building are still finding new life. “I get kind of a nostalgic feeling, I guess, knowing these will be around many, many years,” said rural Marshall resident Dan ...

United Way awards grant to Lynd Public School

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LYND — Lynd Public School has been awarded a $1,000 Kindness Investment Program (KIP) grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) to help support water quality for staff, students and visitors. Specifically, the grant will assist Lynd in upgrading existing water filling ...

Lyon Co. rolls out new emergency alerts

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MARSHALL — The rollout of a new emergency notification system for Lyon County started this week. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging people to sign up for severe weather and other emergency alerts. “We just started advertising the sign-ups,” said Sheriff Eric Wallen. ...

Crime

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Crime TRACY — A violation of an order for protection was reported at 2:58 a.m. Friday on the 500 block of Harvey Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A Marshall man, 26, was cited for not having insurance in a traffic stop at 11:25 a.m. Thursday ...

‘We got truly good guys that really, really care’

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The Bisbee name has been around forever, according to company president, Scott Williams. “We are the problem solvers in the community,” Williams said. “When the phone rings, we are expected to jump and resolve the problem all the time. Water heaters don’t quit at 10 o’clock in the ...