Stelter, Vierstraete, Maeyaert earn District honors for Marshall
MARSHALL —Andrew Stelter, Levi Maeyaert and JR Vierstraete were among the 11 honorees for the Marshall football team on the Skyway Copper All-District team, ...
Wabasso drops conference opener vs. Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — A rough night of turnovers and cold shooting was too much for the Wabasso Rabbits to overcome as the Springfield Tigers rolled to ...
Lyon Co. board should have addressed nuclear waste storage issue
Last week, Lyon County Commissioners voted to join a number of other Minnesota counties in signing a resolution urging state legislators to lift the moratorium on ...
Seeing veterans light up with appreciation worth every stitch
“You’ll see the sparkle in their eyes.” Area Quilts of Valor representative Nancy McClain was quoted after a ceremony held for veterans ...
Feeling the consequences of election
To the editor: Trump is refusing to use emergency funds for food stamps even though the courts are ordering him to fund them. Instead of helping people that are ...
Tribute to Bill Holm most deserved
To the editor: Imagine my surprise to open my on-line edition of the Independent today to see my old friend and colleague Bill Holm featured ...
Chicago brings back romance
My wife and I couldn’t go to Chicago, so Chicago came to us. I’m talking about the iconic rock band, not the city. In this case “iconic” can be interpreted ...
The Vietnam War – Marland Burckhardt – Desert Storm and Army War College
Final Harvest shows that violent crimes should be remembered
Roselyn Rae Johnson
May 8, 1940-Nov. 16, 2025 MILROY—Roselyn Rae Johnson, age 85, of Milroy, died November 16, 2025, surrounded by family, at Hospice of Murray County in Slayton. ...



