LYND — Lynd Public School has been awarded a $1,000 Kindness Investment Program (KIP) grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) to help support water quality for staff, students and visitors. Specifically, the grant will assist Lynd in upgrading existing water filling ...
MARSHALL — The building has been gone for roughly 20 years. But salvaged parts of Marshall’s 1932 high school building are still finding new life. “I get kind of a nostalgic feeling, I guess, knowing these will be around many, many years,” said rural Marshall resident Dan ...
MARSHALL — The rollout of a new emergency notification system for Lyon County started this week. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging people to sign up for severe weather and other emergency alerts. “We just started advertising the sign-ups,” said Sheriff Eric Wallen. ...
The Bisbee name has been around forever, according to company president, Scott Williams. “We are the problem solvers in the community,” Williams said. “When the phone rings, we are expected to jump and resolve the problem all the time. Water heaters don’t quit at 10 o’clock in the ...
MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University is hoping to offer a four-year nursing degree in the future, together with new facilities for a nursing simulation lab. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said Wednesday it’s a project that will help set the stage to meet future health care needs. “This ...
In the March 28 edition of the Independent, Southwest Minnesota State University held an employee recognition and retiree reception to honor milestones. There were approximately 959 years of collective service represented between all faculty and staff that were honored, along with recognizing ...