SMSU aims to retain division lead in weekend homestand
Mustangs looks to bounce back against Beavers, Marauders
MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team will begin a four-game homestand with a pair of Northern Sun ...
Minnesota politicians face belt-tightening decisions
The State of Minnesota’s November Budget and Economic Forecast was released last week. According to the Minnesota Management and Budget, the budget for fiscal year ...
Support local retailers
Christmas is just weeks away and millions of Americans will be perusing for bargains at their favorite retailers. For those of us who have chosen ...
What is happening to our America?
To the editor: When I was in high school and college, I remember reading about the KGB breaking into the homes of Russian families in the middle of the night, guns ...
Show up to Republican caucuses to stand up and be heard
To the editor: On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Republicans across Minnesota will be gathering in their neighborhoods for precinct caucuses. The future of ...
Limiting how we are treated
What are our personal rules that determine how we want other people to interact with us, and to treat us? What are the boundaries that we expect other people to ...
Hold fast for habitat
Do I or Don’t I
Michelle Simmons
MARSHALL—Michelle Simmons, 58, of rural Marshall, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, as the result of an accident near her home. A Celebration of Life ...




