2026 change to retirement catch-up contribution rule The year is already rapidly coming to a close, making it peak season for assessing (and, in many cases, reassessing) contribution options related to retirement savings accounts. A major factor worth considering heading into the new year are ...
According to John Radzilowski in his book, “Prairie Town: A History of Marshall, Minnesota 1872-1997,” “The second most talked about holiday after Christmas, at least in the early days, was the Fourth of July.” The communities in Lyon County pulled out all the stops to attract as many ...
Karen (Drury) Rafson was born to Bertha (Weidauer) and Edwin A. Drury at the Anna Maria Memorial Hospital on the corner of 6th and Lyon Street in Marshall, on Nov. 23, 1940. Karen was the youngest of the Drurys’ five children. George, the eldest, was 20 years her senior. Grace, her oldest ...
The Independent calendar lists upcoming meetings, facility hours and events in and around Marshall. To have your group’s events listed, email the information to news@marshallindependent.com or submit the information to our virtual newsroom. Today Marshall Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Marshall ...
This is the time of year when Americans traditionally embark on extended journeys with their loved ones. Some of these journeys are so long that by the time they end there’s a good deal of fantasizing about leaving said loved ones at the next roadside gas station. It’s family vacation ...
What does the flag of our country mean to you? Growing up, the flag was … well, our flag and symbolized our country, right? As I marched through our schooling, that flag perspective changed for me, and here are a few of the influences that altered my understanding of our flag. As a public ...