MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University saw a plethora of highlights throughout the past school year, which interim president Dr. David Jones went over at the annual university address last Friday. SMSU, which has seen its largest total-headcount enrollment in institutional history ...

GARVIN PARK — Halloween is getting closer – and organizers are getting ready to open the annual Halloween Trail at Garvin Park. The family-friendly trail event kicks off tonight at 5 p.m. “It’s been a lot of fun,” said Brooke Kor, Lyon County parks programming manager. “Every ...

MARSHALL — Steph Myhre and her daughter Kelly Myhre already have some experience in the flower business. For the past few years, Kelly has been growing and selling plants and flowers, and even doing floral arrangements. This fall, the Myhres took the next step – opening their own ...

A growing network of weather stations are helping to provide useful data for farmers around Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said this week. The MDA announced that two new stations in the Minnesota Ag Weather Network (MAWN) went live in Rock County, near Leota and Luverne. ...

MARSHALL — The brand new indoor playground at the Marshall YMCA has officially opened to the public for local families and children to enjoy as of Tuesday evening, with several children racing inside the park after the ribbon cutting ceremony. The indoor playground is on the lower level ...

dgau@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk had an impact on many people’s lives, speakers at a Tuesday memorial said. As a crowd of people gathered at Liberty Park in Marshall, area residents talked about Kirk as a man who stood up for his ...