Marshall earns top seed in 3A girls hockey tournament
Turnovers tell the tale as Lakers take down Panthers 66-44
TRACY — It didn’t take long for the Lakeview girls basketball team to find its groove Friday night, defeating the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton ...
Stopping the spread of misinformation
In a recent poll on the Independent web page, readers were asked whether Meta (Facebook) should focus more on protecting free expression or on combating ...
Legislature needs to stop wasting time
In a recent press release, State Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, listed “Stop the Fraud” as one of his top priorities for the 2025 ...
Look at key phrase in Constitution
To the editor: President Trump signed an Executive Order ending “birthright citizenship”, based on the original intent of the 14th Amendment ratified in1868 in ...
Jan. 6, what happened?
To the editor: What happened to all the Democrats? Did we forget it was Jan. 6? Don’t you remember what happened four year ago? Trump ...
The Vietnam War – Karl Porisch – Growing up in Jackson, Minnesota
Karl John Porisch was born in 1945 in Jackson, Minnesota, the first of four boys born to Imogene Ruth (Richmond) Porisch and Adolphe Henry (A.H.) Porisch. Karl’s ...
Walking to school in January
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Barb Hurt
PORTER—Barb Hurt, 73, of Porter, MN died on Friday, January 31, 2025 at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks, MN. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. ...