Dear Heloise: I read your hints about green grass and feel like I have to warn people about “regular watering.” I think most of the country is suffering from drought conditions. Water has become a precious commodity, and I’d prefer to have regular showers rather than green grass. Our ...

Dear Annie: My sister, “Erin,” has always been a bit dramatic, but lately it feels like she’s manufacturing chaos. She’s going through a divorce, and while I understand that’s difficult, she’s started calling me multiple times a day just to vent -- about her ex, the kids, her job, ...

New Materials at the Marshall-Lyon County Library Fiction Abbott, Megan. El Dorado Drive Clipston, Amy. Second Chance at Sunshine Inn Flowers, Ashley. The Missing Half Preston, Douglas & Child, Lincoln. Badlands (Nora Kelly #5) Thor, Brad. Edge of Honor (Scot Harvath ...

Dear Heloise: I recently had a new sofa delivered to my home, and the two men who delivered the item were rather young. One fellow asked if he could use my restroom, and I told him that he couldn’t use it but that there was a fast food place at the end of the street. They have clean restrooms ...

Anita Talsma Gaul will present on “The (Not So) Invisible Empire: The KKK in Southwest Minnesota in the 1920s” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall. The 1920s was a period of rapid change, causing many Americans to feel a sense of nostalgia and ...

Dear Annie: I am caught in a very difficult family situation. I have twin sisters-in-law, Tricia and Tanya, who have not spoken to each other in more than 25 years. To complicate things further, Tanya and her mother have also been estranged for 24 years. I’ve managed to maintain good ...