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Communities offering Veterans Day programs

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Veterans Day is coming up Tuesday, and southwest Minnesota communities are honoring U.S. military service members with guest speakers, music and other events. In Marshall, a program is planned at the Adult Community Center downtown, and residents of Hill Street Place and Boulder Estates will ...

Missing Lynd man found safe in Hennepin County

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A Lynd man reported missing in October has been located, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. On Friday, the Sheriff’s Office received information on a possible location for Orion Charwood. Charwood had last been seen in Lynd on Oct. 16. Responders including the Sheriff’s Office, the ...

‘I wouldn’t change it’

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MARSHALL — KaLea Swenson’s service with the National Guard started when she was 17. It hasn’t been an easy path since then. She balanced two overseas deployments with studying to become a Realtor, running a business and starting a family. But Swenson says she doesn’t regret ...

Lyon County commissioner call for end to nuclear moratorium

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MARSHALL — This week, Lyon County Commissioners added their voices to a group of Minnesota counties trying to make future nuclear energy development possible in the state. At Tuesday’s county board meeting, commissioners voted to sign a resolution urging legislators to lift the moratorium ...

Stepping up for veterans

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MARSHALL — Teams of fitness enthusiasts will be gathering downtown Tuesday night, for a new kind of Veterans Day event. “We’re all showing up as a community and doing a workout,” to raise funds and awareness for veterans’ mental health, said Katie Galbraith, owner of MSHL Fitness ...

Cold snap to bring light snow to region

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A taste of wintry weather is coming to southwest Minnesota over the weekend. The forecast for Marshall includes a little snow and temperatures around freezing, the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls said. In other parts of the U.S. the forecast includes snow in the Northern ...