THUMBS UP Kraft loses promised federal funding Last year, New Ulm’s Kraft plant was earmarked to receive $3 million in federal funds to improve energy efficiency upgrades. This was part of a larger $170 million grant to help the Kraft Heinz company decarbonize. It is not happening ...

It will be a blast from the past on Aug. 23 in Marshall. Last Friday, the Sounds of Summer Committee jumped back into the past and announced that the Fabulous Armadillos will the headlining band for this year’s concert. The Fabulous Armadillos is an great pick. According to their website, ...

The City of Marshall on Tuesday announced an initiative emphasizing school speed safety to protect students. “In an effort to protect children and ensure safer school environments, the Marshall Police Department is reminding all drivers to slow down and remain vigilant when traveling ...

The Social Security Administration will be implementing a new policy on April 14 for people enrolling or making changes to their retirement accounts. It will require them to either go online or visit a Social Security office instead of making a phone call and talk to a representative. It ...

Mary Gislason retired on March 25 after 43 years of service as an emergency dispatcher in Lyon County. Appropriately, members of the Lyon County Sheriff Department sent her off to retirement with the customary 10-7 ceremony. If you are unaware, the 10-7 code on the police radio indicates a ...

In an interview with Independent Editor Mike Lamb, longtime Wabasso Lions Club member Dean Fischer says he lives by many mottos. There is one, however, that fits his mission in life really well. According to Fischer, the motto is posted in the Lion Bar inside the Wabasso Community Center. It ...