Lancers look to earn another state bid in outdoor season
CANBY — Returning several athletes while adding a few new faces to both the boys and girls team, the Canby/Minneota track and field team is looking to make a ...
Vikings look to continue program climb
MINNEOTA — Although graduating its two leading hitters, the Minneota/Canby softball team is returning six players for the 2025 season with its ...
Going back in time for Sounds of Summer
It will be a blast from the past on Aug. 23 in Marshall. Last Friday, the Sounds of Summer Committee jumped back into the past and announced that the Fabulous ...
Putting careless drivers on notice
The City of Marshall on Tuesday announced an initiative emphasizing school speed safety to protect students. “In an effort to protect ...
Funding government with tariffs ridiculous idea
To the editor: Steve Moore’s brief column in Friday’s edition of the Independent is absurdly inaccurate (boarding on out-right dishonesty). He starts out ...
Fischbach urged to support funding for Alzheimer’s research
To the editor: This past September, I lost my mother to Alzheimer’s disease. It was a heart-wrenching experience that I know far too many ...
The danger of lead poisoning
In the Fall of 2024, some households were notified that there either may be, or are, lead water pipes supplying water to their homes. The notification is ...
Feel the warmth
Expectations and reality
Douglas “Doug” Scholtes
WILMONT—Douglas “Doug” Scholtes, 49 of Wilmont, MN, died on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington, MN. A memorial service ...
