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Independent receives 7 Better Newspaper Contest awards

Local News

MARSHALL — The Marshall Independent was among the Minnesota newspapers recognized in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s 2024-25 Better Newspaper Contest. The Independent received a total of seven awards, which were presented Jan. 29 at the MNA’s annual convention. Among multi-day ...

Crime for Feb. 7

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MINNEOTA — Threats were reported at 12:09 a.m. Friday on the 400 block of East Fourth Street, Minneota Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county attorney’s office for consideration of curfew violation charges against a boy and girl, ...

A field trip with a hook

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RUSSELL — The fish were biting for Lynd Public School students Wednesday morning, who stepped out of the classroom and onto Island Lake near Russell for an ice fishing field trip for the second straight year. Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students were brought ice fishing by Lynd’s ...

Vietnam veterans share experiences

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MARSHALL — The Vietnam War ended more than 50 years ago, but its veterans still keep it alive by sharing their stories. Marshall’s Adult Community Center hosted a panel presentation Wednesday featuring Vietnam veterans Dan Dybsetter of Porter and Pam Barrows of Farmington. The program was ...

Sign-ups underway for St. Pat’s parade

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MARSHALL — Marshall community members are looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a downtown parade next month. Organizers said so far, about 17 entries have signed up to be part of the parade. “We hope it will be a nice day for the initial date,” said Sam Lund, event ...

Madelia vehicle crash causes power outage

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MADELIA — A vehicle accident that destroyed a utility pole near the House of Print late Wednesday afternoon forced the cancellation of Thursday’s print edition of The Journal. Madelia Fire Chief John Tierney said his department responded to the scene at about 4:30 p.m. at 322 Benzel Ave. ...