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A twist on a fairy tale

LAKE BENTON — Longtime actors but first time co-directors Jenna Kor and Tom Schmitt debut for the Opera House putting on the musical “Into the Woods” for the Lake Benton Opera House’s summer musical. The musical follows the fairy tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and ...

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 ...

Road closure announcement

Parkside Drive will be closed from East Lyon Street to Evergreen Avenue from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today for replacement of a water valve at the intersection of East Lyon Street and Parkside Drive by Marshall Municipal Utilities. Access will be restricted. All vehicles will be required to use alternate routes during the period of closure.

Gravel processor urged to be good neighbor

MARSHALL — The Lyon County Board on Tuesday voted to approve a conditional use permit for Action Rocks, LLC on property just north Russell to process sand and gravel. However, the action followed commissioners sharing concerns over dust control and being a good neighbor. Those concerns ...

New at the Library

New materials at the Marshall-Lyon County Library FICTION Johansen, Roy. Wait and See (Kendra Michaels #12) Rice, Luanne. Until Midnight Steele, Danielle. Weddings Waldman, Ayelet. A Perfect Hand Yoxall, Blair Palmer. Treat Them as Buffalo FANTASY Sanderson, Brandon & Orullian, Peter. Songs of the Dead (Strata Wars #1) MYSTERY Khavari, Kate. A Botanist’s Guide to Tradition and Treachery (Saffron Everleigh #5) Coble, Colleen. Conspiracy (Sanctuary #3) Doiron, Paul. Storm Tide (Mike Bowditch #16) Gray, Shelley Shepard. The Unexpected Caller (The Amish Widows ...

Avera acquires CNOS

Avera and The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine (CNOS) announced Avera’s acquisition of the CNOS practice based in Dakota Dunes, S.D. This partnership includes over 100 CNOS physicians, advanced practice providers, physical therapists, occupational therapists and athletic trainers across nine specialties and subspecialties with over 350 staff. This is effective Jan. 1, 2027, with CNOS being named Avera CNOS going forward.  With Avera and CNOS’s long-standing presence in the tri-state area, both organizations see opportunities to further strengthen health care delivery ...