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dgau@marshallindependent.com Photo by Deb Gau Larvita McFarquhar, owner of Haven’s Garden in Lynd, was called onstage with guest speaker Richard Mack at an event Jan. 29. While McFarquhar is still being fined for not complying with COVID-19 restrictions at her business, the restaurant has hosted some Friday night events like Mack’s talk and a Valentine’s Day dinner. LYND — Haven’s Garden was quiet the morning of Feb. 9, although a flier at the door advertised a Valentine’s...

MARSHALL — Lyon County is looking to replace important control systems at the county jail. It’s a project that will take some research and preparation, s

From staff reports MARSHALL — Law enforcement responded to 42 property damage crashes in 13 southwest Minnesota counties during Wednesday’s blizzard, according to Sgt. Troy Christianson with the Minnesota State Patrol. The crashes were reported from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday within the State Patrol’s District 2300, that includes Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine and Murray Counties. The winter storm blew snow across the region the entire day and into the evening, creating whiteouts on ...

mlamb@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL — Blinding blizzard conditions on Wednesday sent vehicles into ditches and caused multiple rear-end collisions on southwest Minnesota roads and highways. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Department reported on its Facebook page that one deputy suffered minor injuries when a vehicle rear-ended his squad car. The deputy was responding to vehicle in a ditch. “Cars were getting rear-ended or going into the ditch because they (drivers) couldn’t see,” Lyon Co...

dgau@marshallindependent.com Photo by Deb Gau From left, county commissioners Rick Anderson, Charlie Sanow, Gary Crowley and Paul Graupmann discussed setting commissioner salaries for 2021. The county is required to set commissioner pay annually, under state law. MARSHALL — It wasn’t a task Lyon County commissioners were enthusiastic about. But they had to take action, to set their own salaries for 2021. “State statutes require the board to set compensation for commissioners,” Lyon C...

Police found a journal describing the atrocities that the young boy endured. in 1982 that journal was sealed by the court. >> why is someone as dangerous as he being put back on the streets? correction officials say the child killer and torturer has been a model prisoner and so they have no choice but to let him go 12 years early for good behavior. michael is scheduled to be released in august 2011. >> jason foremans sister. eric wallen is an attorney for john foreman and john depietro is a radi...

Reservist. they told him to search his own house. he told them he did. the only reason they found the remains is because there was a second victim and a confession. otherwise they never would have found the body of jason in the house. >> because the killers father is a police reservist they say search your own house? does that mean he knew? >> the police dont believe he knew. many neighbors find it hard to believe. >> i find it hard to believe that the police would let this guy search his own ho...

They told him to search his own house. he told them he did. the only reason they found the remains is because there was a second victim and a confession. otherwise they never would have found the body of jason in the house. >> because the killers father is a police reservist they say search your own house? does that mean he knew? >> the police dont believe he knew. many neighbors find it hard to believe. >> i find it hard to believe that the police would let this guy search his own home. >> that...

Police found a journal describing the atrocities that the young boy endured. in 1982 that journal was sealed by the court. >> why is someone as dangerous as he being put back on the streets? correction officials say the child killer and torturer has been a model prisoner and so they have no choice but to let him go 12 years early for good behavior. michael is scheduled to be released in august 2011. >> jason foremans sister. eric wallen is an attorney for john foreman and john depietro is a radi...

House. he told them he did. the only reason they found the remains is because there was a second victim and a confession. otherwise they never would have found the body of jason in the house. >> because the killers father is a police reservist they say search your own house? does that mean he knew? >> the police dont believe he knew. many neighbors find it hard to believe. >> i find it hard to believe that the police would let this guy search his own home. >> that is how it was done at that time...