We get questions — lots of questions — about recycling and disposal at the Environmental Department. We kept a list of the most asked questions from the past couple of months. We hope that this information will help others in their fall cleaning activities. Books cannot go into ...

As a financial adviser, I have seen firsthand how much planning it takes to retire early. Deciding to leave the workforce (and say goodbye to your steady paycheck) earlier than you previously intended to may come with many considerations. If you are intrigued by the idea of retiring early, read ...

The new exhibit, The Vietnam War and Lyon County, opened on Aug. 8. The purpose of this exhibit is to help explain and further our understanding of how the war in Vietnam affected our Lyon County communities and the men and women who served there. Below are excerpts from oral history interviews ...

We have been learning about Lynd’s Ron Jensen and his Vietnam service. Ron was born in Tyler in 1948 and grew up there, in Florence, and in Lynd where he graduated with the Lynd High School class of 1966. Ron was drafted into the military in 1968; completed his training; and deployed to ...

Time has not been kind to the old girl. New wrinkles and sags have appeared; last year’s derecho seems to have been especially tough on her. I’m not talking about my wife. What I’m describing is our venerable 1949 John Deere “A” tractor. My dear spouse has weathered things much ...

One of the many retail businesses that was in Marshall for a long time was S & L. In the Aug. 15, 1930 edition of the Marshall News Messenger, there is an article about S & L’s move from Main Street to the Knights of Columbus building. The S & L store opened in April of 1929 in ...