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‘Eyes on the ground’ share ag stories with lawmakers

It might have seemed a little daunting at first. But a Cottonwood couple said speaking to members of Congress about agriculture earlier this month was an important task. “When we were talking with (Rep.) Michelle Fischbach, she said, ‘You guys are our eyes on the ground,’ ” said ...

SMSU culinary places first in St. Louis competition

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A group of Southwest Minnesota State University culinary students traveled to St. Louis, Missouri, last week for the Research Chef Association (RCA) conference, and placed first in the student product development competition. “It went very smoothly,” said SMSU ...

Blees wears a lot of hats as Hendricks city admin

HENDRICKS — There was a learning curve for Hendricks City Administrator David Blees when he accepted the job 21 years ago. “It took me about five years (to get acclimated),” he joked when talking about his position and the many hats he wears in the community of 630. Blees is from St. ...

From sap to syrup

LYND — Science students from Lynd Public School have been working on a new project and creating their own maple syrup production from the trees on school property. After collecting the sap, they run it through a concentration system and boil it, and watch as it turns into a raw syrup. ...

Because you asked: Why do all the parks in Marshall have patriotic names?

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ever wonder why a particular street has the name it does? Where did names of schools come from? Or the name of a community? The Independent staff will try to find out the answer. Shoot us an email at mlamb@marshallinde pendent.com or send a note to P.O. Box 411 or call ...