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Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors

We offer Spark of Faith summer horse mentored camps. We offer basic horsemanship lessons and adaptive horsemanship sessions year round in our arena. Our faith based camps and day camps run throughout the year. Phone: 605-695-7366; website: redemptionranchmn.org; email: ...

Sanford Canby Medical Center receives recognition for participation in post-acute care initiative for stroke patients

Sanford Canby Medical Center has received recognition for its participation in the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Stroke post-acute care initiative to enhance guideline-based care for stroke patients, ultimately improving and prolonging lives. Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the U.S. and approximately 800,000 people each year experience a new or recurrent stroke, according to the American Heart Association’s 2025 statistical update. Participation in the American Heart Association’s post-acute care initiative can help facilities support ...

Minnesota Dairy Community crowns 73rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Jena Hanson, a 20-year-old college student from Owatonna, representing Steele County, was crowned the 73rd Princess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony Aug. 26 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Hanson will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for the nearly 1,500 Minnesota dairy farm families. She is the daughter of Steve and Suzie Hanson and attends the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Ten dairy princesses from throughout Minnesota competed for the Princess Kay of the Milky Way title. Other finalists include: Elizabeth Coudron of Milroy, representing ...

Society for the Study of Local and Regional History to have final lecture

The final lecture sponsored by the Society for the Study of Local and Regional History (SSLRH) will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday Sept. 17, at the Marshall-Lyon County Library. Under the title “Remembering Home: Perspectives on Change,” the speakers are former congressman, lawyer, and judge David Minge and Stephen Carpenter, the deputy director and senior staff attorney for the Farmer’s Legal Action Group (FLAG). Minge served as a Minnesota congressman for the second congressional district of southwestern Minnesota from 1993 to 2001 and was appointed judge on the Minnesota Court of ...

Regional Calendar

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 Area YMCA. Household Hazardous Waste Facility, open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Public Works Building, Marshall. Call 532-8210 for more info. Marshall Area Fine Arts Council gallery 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 344 West Main Street, Marshall. SW MN Arts Council Gallery, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., 509 West Main ...

Regional Calendar

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 Household Hazardous Waste Facility, open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Public Works Building, Marshall. Call 532-8210 for more info. Marshall Area Fine Arts Council gallery 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 344 West Main Street, Marshall. TOPS# 1373 (take off pounds sensibly), 8-9 a.m., 82 W Main Street Cottonwood. For questions call 507-828-0944. Cribbage, ...