Dear Heloise: To the people who prefer reading a physical newspaper, stating that it’s just not the same on their laptop, and to those who worry about spilling coffee on the keyboard, I, too, would never read the paper on a laptop. But I now read it on a tablet. My paper offers a PDF of the ...

Dear Annie: I’m a 42-year-old mom of two. I’ve been remarried for three years, and I’m trying hard to do the blended family thing with grace. My husband has a 16-year-old daughter, “Mia,” who lives with us half the time. Most days are fine, but there’s one issue that has turned our ...

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 AA (Book study), 8 a.m., Open Door Church, ...

EDGERTON—Jane Giese, 87, of Edgerton, MN, died at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, MN on Friday, February 6, 2026.  Funeral services will be on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton, MN.  Visitation will be on Sunday, February 8, 2026, from 2-4 ...

Dear Heloise: To get more use out of discarded Christmas lights, I place a strand in a decorative container and leave them on at night as a night light. This is helpful when walking into a dark living room or kitchen during the night. -- Edna G., in Houston GREASE STRAINER Dear Heloise: ...

Dear Annie: I’m wrapping up a HORRIBLE, out-of-the-blue abandonment divorce from my soon-to-be ex-husband. In 2023, I came home from teaching kindergarten to find out my ex took the majority of our furniture and moved out of state. He blocked me and erased me as if I didn’t exist. It ...