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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.

Veterans Day events include fitness challenge

MARSHALL — Communities around Minnesota will be honoring U.S. military veterans on Wednesday. In Marshall, Veterans Day events will include programs at local senior living centers, as well as a fitness challenge raising awareness and funds to support veterans’ health. Unlike in past years, there will not be a Veterans Day program at the Marshall Adult Community Center on Wednesday, said Legion member Bruce Fuhrmann. There will still be Veterans Day programs at Hill Street Place at 9:30 a.m., and at Boulder Estates at 2:30 p.m., Fuhrmann said. The event is not open to the ...

Gardner ‘excited’ to take on Tracy mayor role

TRACY — The winner of this year’s mayoral election in the city of Tracy says he hopes to help build relationships in the community, and to work to encourage local business. “I’m excited to take on the role, and have an opportunity to work with the council,” said Burke Gardner. ...