By now, we all heard the different versions of the upside-down flag outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. The apparent dispute between Alito’s wife and a neighbor reached peculiar levels. In short, a neighbor admitted in one media outlet of posting a profanity-laced ...

School for most southwest Minnesota students will be ending soon and a lot of youths will have extra time on their hands for a few months. Unfortunately, many youths will fill that extra time with screen activities — TV shows and social media outlets. While we are not advocating against ...

Another planting season is upon us and that means large farm equipment will be sharing rural roads across southwest Minnesota with other vehicles. The Minnesota Department of Transportation this week reminded motorists traveling on these roads to keep a look out for farm equipment. MNDOT ask ...

The city of Marshall has many quality of life assets that makes it a great place to live. Among those assets are more than a dozen city parks. In some respects, those parks are likely Marshall’s crown jewels. When making that argument we think about Legion Park’s tall, shady trees along ...

“When will I use this skill in real life?” That’s a common question asked by high school students everywhere. A renewed emphasis on vocational education is on the rise in Marshall. After overcoming several hurdles, the opening of the Marshall Public Schools’ new Career and ...

Marshall residents make a big decision on Tuesday, Nov. 7, as they vote to approve or reject a special referendum to raise sales taxes to fund a new city aquatic center. Their decision will determine whether Marshall will be able to provide the community with state of the art summer ...