MARSHALL — Plans to study ways to separate “forever chemicals” from runoff at the Lyon County landfill took a step forward this week. Lyon County Commissioners voted to approve a roughly $58,000 proposal for evaporating runoff from the landfill. The landfill will look at how well the ...
MARSHALL — Rural Minnesotans have struggled with a lack of available child care for years. This week, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it’s become even more urgent to take action now. “It’s really important to make the economic case for child care,” Klobuchar said during a visit to Marshall ...
Sitting at a table that includes two real estate agents during a Rotary meeting, one question is bound come up? How many homes are for sale in Marshall these days? One of the agents came up with an average figure of 15 to 20 at any given time. Returning to the office after the meeting, I ...
TRACY — The 2026 Minnesota Future Farmers of America (FFA) state convention took place recently, and the Tracy Area FFA chapter made a statement and came home with a plethora of awards, while also being named the fifth-ranked chapter in the state. Among the notable awards Tracy earned: The ...
MARSHALL — A bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives would reduce state aid to cities and counties that display Minnesota’s old state flag. While the proposal is still in committee, it has drawn criticism from some area legislators. In a legislative update this week, ...
MARSHALL — Amy Klobuchar said rooting out fraud would be one of her key priorities as Minnesota governor. But her proposals for state government would also be farther-reaching. “I want to completely upend the system so that it works for the people of Minnesota,” Klobuchar said during a visit to Marshall on Thursday. “The other half of it, which went beyond fraud, was just how we can make our government work better for people and carry its weight.” Klobuchar spoke to the Independent after she made a stop at a community tour event for her campaign for governor. The Campaign ...
