MARSHALL — The city of Cottonwood is in serious need of updates to a water main and other parts of its Main Street. But trying to get funding to help with the project has been a big obstacle, said City Administrator Teather Bliss. “I’ve exhausted all options,” Bliss told Lyon County ...
MARSHALL — A pair of Marshall High School junior marching band students have been selected to join the Bands of America Honor Band to take on the streets of Pasadena, California, for this year’s 137th annual Rose Parade. Mickensy Monsen and Christian Ramirez will travel to the West Coast ...
WESTBROOK — One person is dead after a structure fire reported in rural Westbrook over the weekend, the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office said Lance Richard Larson, 36, was pronounced dead at the fire scene. The incident is under investigation, ...
MARSHALL — Lyon County Commissioners will be taking a look at where to make budget cuts, after being faced with an unusually high levy increase for 2026. At Tuesday night’s “Truth in Taxation” meeting, commissioners said they would hold a meeting Dec. 23 for the purposes of discussing ...
MARSHALL — Continuing the tradition of recognizing collaboration and academic excellence, Southwest Minnesota State University held its annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) on Wednesday. This year’s event marked a special milestone, being the conference’s 20th anniversary of ...
HANLEY FALLS — A Willmar woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday evening on Minnesota Highway 23 near Hanley Falls, the Minnesota State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 6:35 p.m. on Highway 23 in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County. A 2006 Freightliner box truck driven ...