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Snowy holiday weekend disrupts traffic

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MARSHALL — Thanksgiving weekend was a wintry one, thanks to a slow-moving storm that blanketed the region in about 4 to 6 inches of snow. Snowfall totals varied around the Marshall area, with the city of Marshall reporting 5 inches over Friday and Saturday. Looking ahead, southwest ...

State senators listen to requests for bonding dollars

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MARSHALL — A new home for a Slayton child care center, and updated water lines in the city of Edgerton, are among the projects seeking bonding dollars from the Minnesota Legislature. Ashley Haken, a board member of Wonder World Preschool in Slayton, told members of the Minnesota Senate’s ...

Cottonwood seeks state funding for Main Street project

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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 ...

Two injured in Murray County crash

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MURRAY COUNTY — Two people were injured Monday in a collision involving a skid loader in rural Murray County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. An Iona man and a Balaton man were both taken to the emergency room in Slayton, the State Patrol said. The crash was reported at 8:02 p.m., on ...

Fatal fire under investigation in Westbrook

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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, the ...