SMSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: SMSU extends win streak to four games with victory over UIU
FAYETTE, Iowa — Heading into halftime down one point, the Southwest Minnesota State women's basketball team (14-10, 9-10 NSIC) used a strong third quarter to earn ...
SMSU MEN’S BASKETBALL: SMSU drops another tight game as UIU pulls away late
FAYETTE, Iowa – Upper Iowa pulled away in the final minutes of the game to earn a 63-55 victory over Southwest Minnesota State in NSIC men's ...
Short Takes
Not proud of this ranking THUMBS DOWN: The home security systems company SafeHome.org emailed the Independent its study titled “The Drunkest States in America ...
An act of cyber-warfare
Some other governments spare no effort to gain advantage over U.S. businesses and consumers. Trade barriers such as tariffs and unreasonable ...
Remove LGBTQ+ flag at middle school
To the editor: This letter is a response to Public Forum articles which have praised the hanging of a LGBTQ+ flag in the Marshall Middle School. Our country’s ...
Here’s more on Marshall hockey history
To the editor: A previous letter relating to Marshall hockey and its expansion and growth over the years was well written. But there is a lot ...
Feed sack dresses
The most common form of farming in our region from the late 1800s through the 1940s was small-scale, mixed farming. Small-scale simply means the average farms were ...
