MARSHALL — Starting next year, more of the cost burden for programs like SNAP and assisted living support will be shifted down onto Minnesota counties, Southwest Health and Human Services Director Stacey Timm said. Timm said the cost pressure raises serious questions when it comes to ...

WALNUT GROVE — For 27 years, Matt Coleman has played a part in the Walnut Grove Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant and has no plans in stopping. And all these years later, the Marshall resident claims everybody involved in the pageant as family. It started in 1998 when he took his children to ...

TRACY — At the end of the day, people's love for each other is what makes good happen in the world. That's the message local freelance filmmaker and Southwest Minnesota State University alumni Tahj’ee Smith wants to convey in his documentary about local volunteer organization Help Tuck Them ...

MARSHALL — A power outage early Tuesday morning affected about 1,000 customers on the east side of Marshall. Marshall Municipal Utilities said the outage was caused by the failure of a main distribution feeder switch near East Lyon Street and Jewett Street. MMU electrical workers were able ...

MARSHALL — After three years in business, the owner of Wings Axe Company says he is moving on to a new venture this fall. On Tuesday, Jett Wing announced on social media that the axe-throwing business in downtown Marshall had officially closed its doors. Wing told the Independent that it ...

MARSHALL— The Farmers Market opens Saturday and will be held every Saturday through Oct. 31 from 7:30 a.m. to Noon, according to corrdinator Kim Guenther The market is located behind the Marshall Area YMCA in the Schwan's Parking Lot at 200 S. A Street. Live music is scheduled for many ...