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Iowa Lakes Community College announces spring 2026 honors lists Iowa Lakes Community College recognizes the academic excellence and dedication of students who earned placement on the spring 2026 president's list and dean's list. The president's list recognizes full-time students who earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average during the semester. The dean's list honors full-time students who achieve a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher. Marshall: Jayden Manthei, president's list; Nathan Panka, dean's list; Drew Parsons, dean's list Iowa Lakes Community announces spring 2026 ...

Friendships worth their weight in gold

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Joy, my friends. My heavens, we forget, at our own peril, that life is also supposed to be filled with joy. The Apostle Paul lists joy as one of his vital “fruits of the spirit.” And God calls all of us to find genuine gladness in the company of others, likening it to a form of true ...

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First Lutheran receives LSS Servant of Christ Award Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has recognized First Lutheran Church in Marshall as the 2026 LSS Servant of Christ Award recipient for the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.   The LSS Servant of Christ Award honors congregations that are leaders in social ministry outreach or have contributed to addressing special needs in their community in extraordinary ways. The award is extended to one congregation in each of the six Minnesota synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of ...

19th century naturalist writers already knew where to find God

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The older I get, the more I wish I would have paid attention to the naturalist writers of America’s 19th century 35 years ago in Mr. Hassler’s literature classes. Oh, Mr. Hassler did his best to grab the attention of a teenage boy’s mind, but unfortunately I was not mature enough to ...

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Iowa State University announces spring 2026 dean’s list More than 11,200 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2026 spring semester dean's list. Students named to the dean's list must earn a grade-point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. Local students on the dean’s list include: Clarkfield: Austin Gunlogson Cottonwood: Chloe Louwagie Marshall: Hudson Dieken, Jackson Lendt BSU announces dean’s list Benjamin Prokop of Canby ...

What's new with your neighbors? Would you know?

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Oh, I read the headlines just like everyone else does. I hear the news reports about the epic rise in our feelings of loneliness, our move toward isolationism for fear of our neighbor, that our distrust in anyone unlike us is skyrocketing. I don’t doubt the data, nor the conclusions the ...