Tomasek’s doubles spark A’s comeback over Bird Island
BIRD ISLAND — Despite trailing by four runs through six innings, the Marshall A’s bats stepped up when it counted most during a Friday night Corn Belt League ...
Irish fall short vs. Fairmont in extras
MILROY — Nine innings weren’t enough to determine a winner in Friday’s First Nite/Gopher League matchup between the Milroy Irish and the ...
Ugly political rhetoric leads some of us down dark path
Saturday was a very dark day in Minnesota. The news of the assassination of a member of the Minnesota Legislature and the attempted assassination of a second ...
Thumbs up/down
THUMBS UP Kraft loses promised federal funding Last year, New Ulm’s Kraft plant was earmarked to receive $3 million in federal funds to ...
Freedom has a price
To the editor: “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, ...
Marshall receives new ladder truck without Fischbach’s vote
To the editor: I was very pleased to read the June 18 Independent article of the “Marshall FD celebrates new ladder truck.” As do other ...
Summer solstice: an underrated special yearly occasion
Last weekend we had the summer solstice, the longest day of the year with the light of day lasting until late in the evening. The solstice is one of the most ...
The Vietnam War – Ann Benson Rudolph – Becoming an Army nurse
Slowing down after the summer of speed
Wayne Hanson
MARSHALL—Wayne Hanson, 80, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Maranatha Presbyterian Home in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Mass of ...