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Addressing the curly leaf pondweed

BALATON — Lake Yankton is one of Balaton’s main features – but this spring, mats of curly leaf pondweed made it difficult to boat or fish on parts of the lake, Jeremy Swenson said. “We did notice it last year, and this year it’s gotten progressively worse,” said Swenson, the ...

Ivanhoe, EDA working to provide more child care

IVANHOE — It’s important for the community of Ivanhoe to keep its local school viable, said Loy Woelber, Ivanhoe Superintendent Loy Woelber. Woelber said the school district and the Ivanhoe Economic Development Authority have been working toward that goal by making part of the school ...

Changing the face of MN health, one test at a time

HANLEY FALLS — Linda and Carol Heen gestured around the Minnesota Machinery Museum where remnants of the old Hanley Falls Public School could be seen under the knickknacks and historical documents that now made up the room. “I was tested in this room,” Linda Heen said, pointing just two ...

GF man gets over 100 years for criminal sexual conduct

MONTEVIDEO — This week, a Granite Falls man received a total of more than 100 years in prison sentences for multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct and stalking, according to Chippewa County court records. A sentencing hearing for Jacory McCalpin, Sr., 43, was held Tuesday in Chippewa County District Court. In April, a jury found McCalpin guilty of 21 counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of third degree criminal sexual conduct, three counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct, and one count of stalking. According to a criminal complaint, McCalpin ...

No paper Saturday

As we join together this weekend to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, please note that today’s newspaper serves as our expanded weekend edition, as the Fourth of July falls on Saturday. While there won't be a printed newspaper on Saturday as you’re accustomed to, our reporters will be working to cover the stories that matter most throughout the holiday weekend. For breaking news, local events, sports, weather updates and more, visit our website at www.marshallindependent.com for the latest developments. From all of us, thank you for your continued readership and support. We ...

Keeping it rib-real in Balaton

BALATON — Brandon Koster of the Yankton, South Dakota, Smokem Out team fired up his home made smoker at the Balaton Fun Fest to compete in the fifth annual rib cook off. “Made it out of a 275-gallon vertical oil drum which used to be in basements of houses. Father and I built it. It took ...