Wolves trade back twice on Day 2 for pick haul
‘I love pushing myself to my limits’
MARSHALL — Local runner Kate Bucher started her career as a marathoner just three years ago. Now at 23 years old, she’s hoping to be in 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 ...
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THUMBS UP Kraft loses promised federal funding Last year, New Ulm’s Kraft plant was earmarked to receive $3 million in federal funds to ...
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 citizens of the ...
The Night of Broken Glass
To the editor: The German calendar notes Nov. 9, 1938, as “Kristallnacht” or “the night of broken glass.” Until this night the Nazis ...
The leg kicked out from under us
The North American model of hunting and conservation has relied on a three-legged support system which balances the interests of managing game populations by and ...
Why do we…?
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Jeff Rathman
April 12, 1963-June 25, 2025 VESTA — A celebration of life for Jeff “Wulfy” Rathman, 62, of Vesta will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Vesta Community Center ...