Beatles tribute band to perform Saturday
MARSHALL — More than 60 years ago, the Beatles first appeared before an American audience on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” A…
Candidate forum events this week
MARSHALL — City and school board elections are coming up in November. This week, a couple of area communities are…
Lyon Co. board sets landfill fee increase
MARSHALL — Fees for waste haulers to bring trash to the Lyon County landfill are set to rise $5 a…
Ready to 'Fly'
MARSHALL — The Marshall Tiger Marching Band has been having a successful season this fall, band director Larry Petersen said.…
SMSU homecoming fun
MARSHALL — Area community members joined Southwest Minnesota State University in celebrating homecoming over the weekend. One of Saturday's key events,…
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Local Sports
Rabbits run away from RCW in 44-0 shutout
RENVILLE — Brooks Baune scored three touchdowns for the No. 4 Wabasso football team on Friday as the Rabbits ran away with a 44-0 win over Renville County West. Baune scored each of the game’s first two touchdowns, catching a 25-yard touchdown pass from Drew Kemp in the first quarter and running the ball…
All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. LEXINGTON - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (13-3,…
SMSU volleyball drops to No. 12 in AVCA poll
All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The No. 12 ranked SMSU volleyball team,…
No. 12 Mustangs begin four-match home stretch against UJ and NSU
All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer…
SMSU soccer faces WSC at home, AU on the road this week
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
Make Minnesota great again
Do we elect politicians to represent us? Or do we elect politicians to create programs that take our property and give it to those to whom it does not belong? Nearly half to two thirds of the Minnesota budget provides benefits to citizens and non-citizens that are “dependent” on a government program. Unauthorized legislation
The reality is we live in a world of plenty. The sad reality is that “the…
Leveling the playing field
Well, gas prices have doubled since the war started. To justify what has happened with the…
November election an opportunity to change course
My 84 year old mother is upset because her Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance premium…
Keep ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in mind when voting
Local Columns
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Alongside falling leaves of orange, red and yellow, pink is a familiar color during October, because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women (aside from non-melanoma skin cancers), affecting one in eight women during their lifetime. Rarely, it can also affect men. We all know someone who…
Anxiety over my PET scan
Near and far
Road closed
Features
Deployed soldiers ‘not forgotten’
I believe in, and love this job’
A life at the library
Watching out for bluebirds
Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries
70 years together
Goetzl, Peterson
Kommer, Zahrbock
Zoch, Warne
Obituaries
Arlene Wilkison
FULDA — Services for Arlene Wilkison, 93, of Fulda will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Gabriel’s Church in Fulda. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. today at the Totzke Funeral Home in Slayton, and one hour prior to the services at the church Thursday. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery in Currie. To view online obituary and send…