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Fantastic fudge

MARSHALL After becoming one of America’s best known manufacturers of locally based honey products, the Klein family of Marshall has gained national success for its wide assortment of fudge. They branched out into fudge manufacturing as part of the establishment of the Walnut Grove ...

A place to call home

MARSHALL John Schroeder knows from experience that cats saved by an animal rescue program can become treasured members of a household. Schroeder adopted two kittens, Olivia and Lincoln, from the Marshall Pet Rescue program last fall. They came into the rescue program with health ...

Working through the weather

MARSHALL All of Minnesota was in a deep freeze this week, as subzero temperatures combined with wind chills close to 60 below. Weather and safety experts urged people to avoid going out in the cold. But although a long list of area businesses and schools closed down in response to the frigid ...

A front row seat to history

SLAYTON Christy Riley ventured to Washington, D.C., to launch her career, but in the end life’s highway led her back home. Riley began to serve as a U.S. House of Representatives staff member in 1990 when she was hired as a staff assistant for Congressman Vin Weber, who represented a ...

All buttoned up

MARSHALL Marty Seifert and Cory Becker both have a keen interest in Minnesota’s statewide political scene, an interest which is at the root of their political pinback button collections. Seifert, a former Minnesota House of Representatives member whose district centered around the ...

Unleashing their creativity

MARSHALL Nearly 500 students had the opportunity to transform their imaginations into actual stories during the 27th annual Conference for Young Writers presented by Southwest West Central Service Cooperative on Wednesday on the Southwest Minnesota State University campus. While several of ...