MARSHALL — More than 60 years ago, the Beatles first appeared before an American audience on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” A Hard Days Night Beatles Tribute Band plans to bring that same energy to Marshall on…
SMSU homecoming fun
MARSHALL — Area community members joined Southwest Minnesota State University in celebrating homecoming over the weekend. One of Saturday's key events,…
Grazing bids sought for Lincoln Co. refuge land
LINCOLN COUNTY – When wildlife refuge land near the border of Lincoln and Lyon Counties was opened for grazing in…
Homecoming celebration
MARSHALL – There was plenty of Mustang spirit on display at the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University over the…
Schwan's $5.5M gift largest in SMSU history
MARSHALL — The Schwan’s Corporate Giving Foundation announced a historic gift to Southwest Minnesota State University during Friday’s State of the…
Address talks challenges, positives for SMSU
MARSHALL — A proposed realignment of the Minnesota State system is a big topic of conversation among colleges and universities,…
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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
Anxiety over my PET scan
My finger hovered over the mouse button. Did I really want to read this report? No matter what it said, it would be life changing. The report contained the results of my latest PET scan. I tried to beg off the procedure, telling my medical team that I’d been thoroughly inspected by our dog,…
Near and far
Road closed
Ask a Trooper
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
Rodger Orval Anderson
SCOTIA, NY—Rodger Orval Anderson, 83, was called to his heavenly home to enjoy the eternal salvation of Jesus Christ, on August 5, 2026, due to complications of Multi-System Atrophy Parkinsonism. Rodger was born in Tyler, MN to Marjorie (Gamber) and Orval Anderson. He spent his youth on the family farm near Florence, MN, playing,…