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Opinion

Fall trout prep

Local Columns

It’s been a summer. Not a particularly warm or stable one, but it’s been a summer, and that means in these northern latitudes that the season is perhaps the most fleeting of the four we receive in a given year. Sure, by writing about it and turning these thoughts into the reality of black ...

An airhead at an air show

Community Voices

The blue Helldiver — a WW II single-engine dive bomber — was taxiing placidly down the runway when its wing abruptly dipped. The airplane came to a halt at an unsettling angle. Its right wheel had strayed off the paved runway and onto its border, which had been turned into mush by a lengthy ...

Town celebrations reflect the history of immigration

Local Columns

Every summer our community celebrations prove that we’re a nation composed mostly of immigrants. We have the Danish Aebleskiver Days in Tyler, Belgian American Days in Ghent, and Polska Kielbasa Days in Ivanhoe. Events with an ethnic element conclude in September with Boxelder Bug Days in ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

The First National Bank of Marshall opened its doors on Sept. 8, 1891. The original capital stock of $50,000 was owned by H.M. Langland, G.W. Pitts, M.W. Harden, R.M. Addison, C.F. Johnson, Olof Pehrson, F.E. Parsons, and Andrew Nelson. These men also served in management of the bank as the ...

Terms you need to know for 2025 open enrollment

Local Columns

Open enrollment season is just around the corner. For most, this is the only time of year when you have a chance to make changes to your employee benefits package, including your health insurance. (The exception is if you experience a qualifying event, including but not limited to marriage, ...