MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council started its regular meeting Tuesday by swearing in a new member. Eric DeGroot took the oath of office as he attended his first meeting as the new council member for…
Gallery: Veterans Day
MARSHALL — Area communities gathered to observe Veterans Day today, with events like programs honoring U.S. military veterans. In Marshall, some…
SMSU athletes put up downtown holiday lights
MARSHALL — Getting Marshall’s Main Street ready for the holiday season might seem like a big task. But student athletes from…
Mellenthin farm survives 150 years of good and hard times
One-hundred-year-old Harold Mellenthin sat at the head of the dining room table inside the house on the family farm that…
Homemakers stay connected
MARSHALL - The Household Executives club in Marshall has given its members more than a half century of enjoyment and…
No paper Wednesday
Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of the Independent.…
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Local Sports
Wabasso’s Lizzy Morin signs with Luther College for basketball, track
WABASSO — Wabasso High School senior Lizzy Morin has signed with Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, to continue her athletic career in both basketball and track and field. Morin will have the opportunity to compete in two sports at the collegiate level after completing her high school career with the Rabbits. On the basketball…
All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL – The No. 15 ranked Southwest Minnesota State…
No. 3 seeded SMSU upset by UMD in NSIC Tournament Quarterfinal
THIS WEEKEND •The Southwest Minnesota State University men's basketball team opens the 2026-27 regular season with…
Mustangs open season with trip to St. Paul to face a pair of MIAA opponents
ST. PAUL - Nine volleyball players from Minneota, Marshall, Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton were recognized for…
Nine area volleyball players earn 2026 MNVBCA All-State honors
Editorials
'Crazy' opportunity to support retail businesses
Any time a business closes in Marshall a lot of criticism is directed toward the city, especially on social media. While businesses do close now and then, new businesses are opening up as well. Take a stroll down Main Street and you will notice the changes. You will also find a vibrant retail atmosphere…
A couple weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig met with southwest Minnesota farmers in Marshall for…
Securing Agriculture Workforce Act a step in the right direction
Republicans don’t want to say this publicly, but privately they do: President Trump’s personal political obsessions…
Trump has lost the plot on governance
It’s that time of the year again — planting season. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds…
Be careful during planting season
Letters to the Editor
Listening, learning and partnering in southwest Minnesota
As the University of Minnesota’s 175th anniversary comes to a close, I was delighted to visit Marshall and spend time with local business, agricultural and community leaders discussing the future of southwest Minnesota’s workforce. Agriculture is central to southwest Minnesota’s economy and identity, and the University of Minnesota is proud to be a partner…
In the campaign for State Senate, I’ve been very impressed with Braxton Seifert. Votes are earned.…
Vote Seifert for state senator
In Tragedy & Hope (1966) author Carroll Quigley wrote, “The argument that the two parties should…
Insanity is doing the same thing . . .
We are writing to voters in Senate District 15 concerning the two candidates for office, Braxton…
A leader with professional experience
Local Columns
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Features
Homemakers stay connected
Cheering on success
Deployed soldiers ‘not forgotten’
I believe in, and love this job’
Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries
70 years together
Goetzl, Peterson
Kommer, Zahrbock
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Obituaries
Evelyn Andries
MARSHALL — Mass of Christian Burial for Evelyn Andries, 95, of Marshall will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, with a CCW rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation…