http://www.Marshallindependent.comTop Headlinesen-usTue, 13 May 2008 10:28:07 EDTTue, 13 May 2008 10:28:07 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.Marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501672.htmlMinneota writer Bill Holm is usually not at a loss for words. But when he recently received a noteworthy statewide arts award, Holm said he didn't know what to say. Holm was named the 11th McKnight Distinguished Artist by the McKnight Foundation. The honor includes a $50,000 stipend.Mon, 12 May 2008 22:06:04 EDThttp://www.Marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501673.htmlMARSHALL - Marshall High School junior and FFA member Kirby Schmidt knows how to talk a good game, even about an international policy for food provisions and market for food aid.Several members of the Marshall High School FFA chapter performed well at the Minnesota FFA competition in St. Paul on April 28, with three moving on to national competition in Indianapolis, Ind., in October.Mon, 12 May 2008 22:06:43 EDThttp://www.Marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501674.htmlWinning is exciting, but area champions from the 2008 FFA state convention say the work they put into their projects makes it mean even more. Two area students, Misti Nelson of Canby High School and Kyle O'Toole of Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School, are among those headed for FFA national competitions this fall.Mon, 12 May 2008 22:07:16 EDThttp://www.Marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501675.htmlThere's a trash bin in the lobby at the Marshall Area YMCA that keeps filling with old shoes. It's not a prank, however - it's a recycling project from local 4-H kids.The bins, located at several spots around Marshall, are there to gather sneakers for the "Reuse A Shoe" project organized by the Lake Marshall Eagles 4-H club.Mon, 12 May 2008 22:08:05 EDThttp://www.Marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501663.htmlTwo brothers were driving separate vehicles in a fatal crash in Lincoln County on Sunday that killed the wife of one of the men.Rosella Rybinski, 65, of Ivanhoe died in the Hendricks Hospital, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said. Rybinski was a passenger in a 2004 Buick driven by her husband Joseph Rybinski, 73, the sheriff's department said.Mon, 12 May 2008 21:40:56 EDT