4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (742+ words) MARSHALL -- If Lyon County makes cuts in funding for the Marshall-Lyon County Library, the impact could be felt not just in Marshall, but at library locations in Cottonwood and Balaton, Library Director Michele Leininger said this week. "Unfortunately this time,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (273+ words) A Milroy native was in the spotlight at this year's Minnesota State Fair - as one of the dairy princesses who had their portraits carved from blocks of butter. Elizabeth Coudron, daughter of Ron and Jennifer Coudron of Milroy, was a…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (861+ words) After 20 consecutive years shaking sweaty hands and waving to babies at the Minnesota State Fair, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her baby blue cottage-style booth is as much a fixture here as greasy cheese curds and costumed llamas. One of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (688+ words) MARSHALL -- Talks about Lyon County's 2027 levy continued at this week's Lyon County Board meeting. Over about an hour of discussion, county commissioners narrowed down proposals to try and lower the levy increase. With a number of changes, the preliminary levy…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (644+ words) MARSHALL -- For the longest time, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Professor of Science Dr. Kris Cleveland has shared her experiences involving mission trips to Guatemala with SMSU women's Assistant Basketball Coach Hanna Geistfeld. Then one day, Geistfeld sent an email…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (407+ words) Marshall Independent The uptick on my miles walked and ran in my fitness tracker app spikes every May. Right around Memorial Day weekend, the number of minutes for exercise jumps accordingly too and stays high straight through the balance of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (282+ words) MARSHALL -- Marshall's public schools were bustling on Monday - and classes hadn't even started yet. Kids and families were getting ready for the beginning of school by checking out the buildings, meeting teachers, going over bus routes and more. At Marshall…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (548+ words) "This is a recreation of that first truck that we had when I started. That was probably, I don't know, 1972, 73, something like that," Warnke said. "I've just kind of always had this in the back of my mind, you know....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (152+ words) No matter what direction you walked between the YMCA parking lot, fire hall and the parking lot near the Aquatic Center, there was plenty of fun experiences Friday and Saturday during the Sounds of Summer. The Marshall Rotary clubs held…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (77+ words) Marshall Independent Saturday’s Sounds of Summer parade offered something for everyone -- from classic cars to marching band music. Volleyball and football players invited parade goers to be part of the fun as footballs and volleyballs were shared. Big trucks and…...