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Get involved in taking care of our planet

Editorials

“We have one Earth and we have to take care of it.” The statement was made by Marshall Noon Rotary Club member Laura Mueller-Anderson on Wednesday during a cleanup of the diversion channel near Highway 59 in Marshall. Students from Marshall High School and Southwest Minnesota State University and professors form SMSU joined the Rotary group in the diversion channel project. Taking care of Earth was the theme in many communities across the globe as Earth Day was celebrated. Marshall Noon wasn’t the only Rotary club busy on Earth Day. We suspect other Rotary clubs got busy with ...

Economic conditions could lead to local tourism activity

Community Voices

Summer is right around the corner, which means many people are looking ahead to at least one substantial vacation. For many Minnesotans it involves going up north. People look forward to the major lake areas and the North Woods. Some go back to the same place year after year. A much smaller number of people focus on southwestern Minnesota. We’re farm country. There’s tourism in locales like Lake Shetek, Lake Benton, Hendricks and Granite Falls; but it happens on a smaller scale than in other parts of the state. Steps could be taken in 2026 to increase local tourism. Inflation and ...

Ending the era of unchecked fraud in Minnesota

Community Voices

Minnesotans have always taken pride in our work ethic and our commitment to looking out for our neighbors. We pay our taxes with the understanding that those hard-earned dollars will be used to build our roads, defend our borders, and provide a hand up for the most vulnerable among us. But lately, Minnesotans have watched in disbelief as hard-earned tax dollars have been treated like a playground for fraudulent activity. The scale of corruption is groundbreaking. At least $9 billion in taxpayer money has been stolen from Minnesota’s social service programs under the watch of Gov. Tim ...

The time is now to address forever chemicals in our environment

Editorials

Municipalities across the nation and Minnesota are dealing with the PFAS dilemma. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of long-lasting chemicals that are found in our clothes and kitchenware among other things, according to the National Library of Medicine. The substances are working their way into our water, air and food. Additionally, PFAS has been associated with rise in blood pressure, variety of malignancies, development delays and immune system disruption. It’s a big problem that’s not going away any time soon. Lyon County and the City of Marshall are ...