Talk of early bedtimes and back-to-school clothes — no kid wants to hear that in July. But now’s the time to begin looking toward this busy season when it comes to your family’s health care. Back-to-school checkups Now’s the time to schedule back-to-school preventive checkups, ...
Anyone who watches sports has recognized the influx of flashy, funny and big-budget advertising promoting online sports gambling sites and apps. It could be argued that the “sport” of betting on sports seems to be just as popular as watching the game itself. A few months back, the sports ...
Editor’s Note: Independent columnist Ted Rowe died on Sunday. Rowe wrote a weekly column for the Independent starting in 2011. In his memory here is his column that was published on Feb. 21, 2018. Have you ever wanted to “Stop the World – I want to Get Off”? Whenever I get to this ...
During my previous life as an advertising salesman I would regularly stop at Koehn Marketing, located at Watertown, South Dakota, and chew the fat with owner Jeff Koehn. I would generally kick things off by asking, “How’s it going, Jeff?” and he would generally reply “Good, good! How ...
“Our family is living the tragic nightmare of the ripple effect of domestic violence. Our hope is that no one has to experience what Ariel and our family have had to go through. Our continued mission is in hopes to save and help people who are in similar situations. There’s a taboo when it ...
It’s been four years since the height of the pandemic, but COVID is a sickness that still affects many lives. My own life has been impacted in the past week. That’s because of the COVID cases at a Marshall assisted living, facility, the home of my 86-year-old mother. I’ve been ...