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History comes to life

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MARSHALL — There are lots of ways to learn about history. On Saturday, Olivia Hlavka and Noah Hlavka got a hands-on lesson on how past generations had fun, by mastering a 19th-century game called graces. Olivia and Noah stood on a lawn using sticks to launch hoops through the air to each ...

Fatal fire truck crash happened after Lakeview school event

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COTTONWOOD — A Wood Lake fire truck that overturned near Cottonwood on Friday evening was returning after taking part in an event at Lakeview Schools’ homecoming celebrations, authorities said Monday. In a statement posted on Facebook, the Wood Lake Fire Department confirmed that a Fire ...

Crime and accidents for Sept. 30

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MARSHALL — A Marshall woman, 47, was cited for driving after suspension in connection with a property damage accident at 6:01 a.m. Monday at the intersection of North Seventh Street and Fairview Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A Taunton man, 32, was cited for failure to yield ...

New MMU general manager ‘coming home’

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MARSHALL — Pete Wyffels got his start in the utility industry in Marshall as an electric line worker at Marshall Municipal Utilities. More than 30 years later, Wyffels has come back to where his career began, to serve as MMU’s general manager. “It’s an honor to come back to Marshall ...

SoyFoam donated to Lyon Co. firefighters

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An initiative to provide soy-based firefighting foam to Minnesota fire departments continued this year, with Lyon County fire departments receiving donations of SoyFoam. “It’s a huge asset to fire departments,” said Tracy Fire Chief Dale Johnson III. Johnson said the Tracy Fire ...

One dead, two injured in Wood Lake fire truck crash

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YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY — One person was killed, and two seriously injured, in an accident where a Wood Lake fire truck overturned Friday night, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office said a 43-year-old man was pronounced dead at the crash scene. Two ...