SMSU set to induct 8 new members to Hall of Honor
MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University is set to induct eight individuals and one team into its Hall of Honor on Saturday, Jan. 24, with a banquet set to ...
New year, same position
MINNEOTA — In pursuit of its sixth consecutive section championship, the Minneota football team enters the Section 4A tournament as the top ...
National Newspaper Week a time to reflect on the role journalism plays in our communities
This year marks the 85th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Local journalism is the heartbeat of informed communities. It brings stories to light that ...
Use caution when approaching farm equipment on the road
Harvest season has arrived in southern Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to look out for farm ...
What’s the cost of your ‘truth’?
To the editor: There’s been a lot of talk lately about people who “stand up for what they believe in.” But somewhere along the way, that phrase seems to have ...
School district would have option to renew levy
To the editor: Are we, as Marshall Public Schools taxpayers, being asked to give our local district an “open checkbook” for the possibility ...
The Vietnam War – Marland Burckhardt – Life in Vietnam and end of tour
We have been following Marland Burckhardt, a Russell High School graduate who served in the Army in Italy before returning to college, marrying his sweetheart, and ...
On the Porch
Nothing like harvest time
Garry Dierks
SLAYTON—Garry Dierks, 80, of Slayton, MN, died at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Funeral services will be on Friday, October 24, ...