American Pickers to Film in Minnesota
PRESS RELEASE: The American Pickers are excited to return to Minnesota! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hittelevision series throughout your area in June 2023. American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The HistoryChannel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as […]
MnDOT Offers Workshops to Small Businesses Seeking Agency Contracts
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is offering a virtual and several in-person workshops to small businesses hoping to earn MnDOT contracts for smaller construction projects, maintenance work or needs requiring specific professional technical skills. From tree trimming work and landscaping projects, to paving sidewalks and fixing fences, MnDOT has a variety […]
New Horizon Crisis Center to host multiple events this April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Lyon, Lincoln, Murray & Redwood County – April 1st, 2023 National Sexual Assault Awareness Month is every April and New Horizons Crisis Center is hosting events all month long to raise awareness. All events are free and open to the public! The theme for this years National Sexual Assault Awareness Month provided by The National […]
Escape Room at the Lyon County Museum
The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall is having an Escape Room at the Museum fundraiser! Setting: It is March 1944. As World War II wears on across the globe, thankfully it has been a mild winter here in Lyon County. Following devastating storms in 1943 that destroyed many crops, there is hope for 1944. Although […]
Avera Marshall Thrift Store to Launch New Business Model
Media Contact: Stacy Neubeck, Communications & Public Relations Partner, Avera Marshall, 507-537-9024, [email protected] MARSHALL, MINN. (March 28, 2023) — The Avera Marshall Thrift Store has been part of the Marshall community for more than 35 years, and leaders say plans for a new business model are aimed at equipping the store for success long into […]
State of the City 2023 – Byrnes says census appeal approved
Marshall officials brag there is a lot on the ‘horizon’ MARSHALL — The city of Marshall saw some key developments over the past year. But there’s also a lot of work ahead in a variety of areas, Mayor Bob Byrnes and City Administrator Sharon Hanson said. During Wednesday’s State of the City Address, Byrnes and […]
Handshakes lead to business opportunities
Lyon and Murray County CEO students deliver report on inaugural class MARSHALL — Being part of a new entrepreneurship program in Lyon and Murray County has meant getting up early every morning. But Marshall High School students said the things they’ve learned from being part of Lyon and Murray County CEO have been worth it. […]
February Chamber Connection – Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce
February 2023 Chamber Connection Each month, the Marshall Area Chamber is featured in the Marshall Independent newspaper in a section called “Chamber Connection.” The page highlights past, current, and upcoming events and activities along with a highlight from the Marshall Area Chamber President, Brad Gruhot.
“The Great Storm: Minnesota’s Victims in the Blizzard of January 7, 1873” Book Talk
The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall will host a book talk featuring Kandiyohi County native, Carolyn Mankell Sowinski. She has written a book about a 3-day blizzard which occurred 150 years ago. In her book, The Great Storm: Minnesota’s Victims in the Blizzard of January 7, 1873, Sowinski has identified 84 people […]
Marshall Leadership Academy – Spreading the Word to Stop Abuse
MARSHALL — People may have seen the color orange more around Marshall this month — including orange ribbons on street light posts along Main Street. The eye-catching color is meant to draw attention to a problem facing one in three teens in the U.S.. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and as a community […]