The Independent calendar lists upcoming meetings, facility hours and events in and around Marshall. To have your group’s events listed, email the information to news@marshallindependent.com or submit the information to our virtual newsroom. Today Marshall Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Marshall ...
In the wintertime, blades sit aligned on a roll of spinners like ornaments on a Christmas tree. The beauty in their color, shimmer and flash, along with the slight jingle they make as they get packaged for the stockings at their final holiday destination are all part and parcel with the ...
Last week U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., released a press release on her partnership with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME, on introducing legislation to improve access to health care and address the physician shortage in rural areas. The Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of ...
With the completion of our audit, we are now focusing on the next steps for our revised 2025 budget and preparing for the 2026 budget. Over recent years, we have been fortunate to maintain stable enrollment, and our projections indicate a steady to slightly decreasing student count. However, ...
To the editor: I find it a sad commentary on the present state, and future, of our country when the current President feels he needs to give preemptive pardons to citizens who are being threatened with retribution from the incoming President, and the incoming President says he plans to pardon ...
(Columnist’s note: I am a big fan of the cartoon strip “Peanuts.” My Christmas column always involves Charlie Brown and his friends, and how they can tell us an important story.) Charlie Brown was perplexed and anxious. He wondered why people always seemed so happy during the holiday ...