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MARSHALL — Area communities gathered to observe Veterans Day today, with events like programs honoring U.S. military veterans. In Marshall, some of the observances included guest speakers and music at Marshall High School, and at local senior living centers.

SMSU athletes put up downtown holiday lights

MARSHALL — Getting Marshall’s Main Street ready for the holiday season might seem like a big task. But student athletes from Southwest Minnesota State University were making fast progress on Monday afternoon. Members of the SMSU Mustang football team split up into groups to string ...

Marshall approves supplemental library funding

MARSHALL — This week, the Marshall City Council approved an additional $30,000 for the Marshall-Lyon County Library to help with an expected revenue shortfall next year. Together with a resolution passed by Lyon County, that would mean the library would receive a total of $45,000 in additional funding for 2027. Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes said even with the additional funding, MLCL is still looking at cost-cutting measures like reducing some hours of operation in Marshall, and reducing some library services. “There’s work going on to make additional accommodations in their 2027 ...

Mellenthin farm survives 150 years of good and hard times

One-hundred-year-old Harold Mellenthin sat at the head of the dining room table inside the house on the family farm that is also 100 years old located in Lynd Township in Lyon County. Younger members of the Mellenthin family sat along the table listening to the patriarch of the Mellenthin ...

Homemakers stay connected

MARSHALL - The Household Executives club in Marshall has given its members more than a half century of enjoyment and fellowship. The club was started in 1973, when a group of homemakers in the southwest corner of Marshall banded together. They met every third Monday of the month, a night ...

No paper Wednesday

Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of the Independent. For the latest news, go to Marshallindependent.com today and Wednesday. Coverage of the various Veterans Day programs will appear in the Thursday edition of the Independent.