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Putting the pretzel back into Pretzel Days

LUCAN — The sign said “SuperPretzel Soft Pretzels” on a warmer displayed next to the beer stand at Lucan Pretzel Days on Saturday. Selling pretzels shouldn’t be that unusual at an event called Pretzel Days. However, according to Lucan resident Lorna Plaetz, pretzels have been a no ...

Stocks leap worldwide, and oil prices drop after the US and Iran reach a tentative deal on their war

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets rallied worldwide Monday, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 rose 1.7% on hopes that this time, the announcement of an Iran-U.S. agreement will mean a long-term fix to a conflict that has worsened inflation around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 468 points, or 0.9%, to a record, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 3.1%. Stocks got a lift after the price for a barrel of Brent crude ...

Crime

MARSHALL — A 32-year-old woman was arrested for motor vehicle tampering at 6:53 p.m. Sunday on the 500 block of South Minnesota Highway 23, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Theft reported at 4:23 p.m. Sunday on the 1300 block of Birch Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Trespassing reported at 2:26 a.m. Saturday on the 100 block of West Saratoga Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county attorney’s office for consideration of charges in a break-in reported at 10:54 p.m. Friday on the ...

Sewage testing program helps track COVID

MARSHALL — The city's sewage plant is helping the Minnesota Department of Health monitor respiratory diseases in the state by testing wastewater for the presence of COVID and other viruses. This week, the Marshall City Council voted to approve a joint powers agreement with the state that would allow the city to receive up to $10,000 in stipends for submitting wastewater samples for testing. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, wastewater Superintendent Scott Przybilla explained how the wastewater monitoring program works. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Minnesota ...

New street closure ahead

MARSHALL — Both state and city road construction projects in Marshall are continuing to make progress, contractor representatives said this week. While paving is moving along on East College Drive, there is still another intersection closure planned as part of city construction on South ...

Marshall awards $1M bid for drainage project

MARSHALL — It’s been a long time in the making, but a planned drainage improvement project in the area around Legion Field Road will now be able to move forward on its final phase. This week, the City Council approved a $1.01 million bid to build a new drainage pipeline crossing under the BNSF Railroad, and a new stormwater retention pond on land near Legion Field Road. “This falls right in our engineer’s estimated range,” for the cost of the project, said Marshall Public Works Director Jason Anderson. Last month, the city received three construction bids for the final ...