We have been learning about Charlie Hettling, the firstborn of five children born to Agnes (Jacobson) and Floyd Hettling, and ...

Blizzard conditions last weekend got in the way of Lucan’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. But the festivities will still go on. Organizers said the 40th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in ...

True Light Christian School celebrated the Progress Award from the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce. “The school purchased a ...

Third Street Floral, LCC celebrated the First Dollar Award from the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce. “We are a flower shop ...

This week, Lyon County Commissioners approved some additional conditions on a permit for a gravel pit south of Ghent. Commissioners voted in favor of a permit with conditions including limits on when ...

The table was set with colorful dishes at Boulder Creek Assisted Living. But the 11 guests who took their seats Thursday morning weren’t just there to have lunch. Before the start of the meal, Boulder ...

It’s not always easy to for people in rural areas to get the kind of mental health care or other supports they need. The organizers of an upcoming regional conference in Marshall say that can also be ...

A trio of local athletes helped the Minnesota West womens basketball team claim its second National Junior College Athletic Association [NJCAA] Division III national championship in the last three ...

All five of the Marshall girls basketball team’s starters were named to the Independent’s All-Area teams, announced on ...

Minnesota was confident enough in this women’s basketball resurgence that the event calendar for Williams Arena was blocked ...

The Lyon County Historical Society is being recognized for work done to improve the Lyon County Museum’s storage area. This week, the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums announced that the ...

We are hardwired to sense danger. It’s true. Thousands of years of learning to run from sabre tooth tigers, and we are preconditioned to be sensitive to negative stimuli. No wonder why it’s so ...