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News of Record November 10, 2026

TRACY — A scam was reported at 5:01 p.m. Monday on the 400 block of State Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. TRACY — A suspicious incident was reported at 3:41 p.m. Monday on the 400 block of State Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. TRACY — Fraud was reported at 3:03 p.m. Monday on the 300 block of Morgan Street, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. Accidents MARSHALL — A two-vehicle crash was reported at 1:27 p.m. Monday at the intersection of South Bruce Street and East College Drive, ...

Mellenthin farm survives 150 years of good and hard times

Local News November 10, 2026

One-hundred-year-old Harold Mellenthin sat at the head of the dining room table inside the house on the family farm that is also 100 years old located in Lynd Township in Lyon County. Younger members of the Mellenthin family sat along the table listening to the patriarch of the Mellenthin ...

No paper Wednesday

Local News November 10, 2026

Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of the Independent. For the latest news, go to Marshallindependent.com today and Wednesday. Coverage of the various Veterans Day programs will appear in the Thursday edition of the Independent.

Congress faces funding deadline, farm bill

National News November 10, 2026

WASHINGTON — Voters may have given Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections, but Republicans will remain in charge of both chambers during the lame-duck session that spans November and December. The relatively brief five-week schedule, which began Monday, gives GOP leaders a chance to wrap up unfinished work before handing over power when the new session begins in early January. Congress could send the president several major pieces of legislation during that time, including the annual defense policy bill, the farm bill, a measure to regulate the college sports ...

Homemakers stay connected

Features November 10, 2026

MARSHALL - The Household Executives club in Marshall has given its members more than a half century of enjoyment and fellowship. The club was started in 1973, when a group of homemakers in the southwest corner of Marshall banded together. They met every third Monday of the month, a night ...

Judge sets summer 2028 trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

National News November 9, 2026

PROVO, Utah — The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk will stand trial in the summer of 2028, a Utah judge ruled Monday. Attorneys for defendant Tyler Robinson, 23, proposed a trial starting in 2029. But District Judge Tony Graf faced pressure from Kirk's family and supporters, including President Donald Trump, to speed up court proceedings that already have lasted more than a year. Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in the killing of Kirk, 31, as the activist spoke to several thousand people at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. ...