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 Marshall Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Marshall ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old female who recently had an abdominal and pelvic cat scan to rule out diverticulitis, and it came back showing a left staghorn calculus measured at 2-by-3 centimeters. This wasn’t present in 2019. I have gas, gas pains, and diarrhea that is typical of IBS, ...
Dear Annie: I am a 68-year-old Grammy, and I love to do things with my grandchildren. Unfortunately, as we age, our immunity lowers, and we can become sick more easily. We can expose whooping cough to our grandbabies by just holding them. Pneumonia can be deadly, too, along with COVID-19 or ...
Dear Heloise: Martha D., in Southfield, Michigan, missed the point about flowers at a funeral in a recent column of yours. Of course, the dead person can’t “appreciate the beauty,” But family and friends are comforted by the fragrant, lovely gestures of sympathy! -- Lisa N., in ...
The public is invited to join the Pipestone County Historical Society at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Pipestone County Museum (113 S. Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone) for a presentation by Marnette Hofer and Tim Waltner of Heritage Hall Museum & Archive in Freeman, S.D. Between 1873 and 1914, ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 68-year-old male who weighs 130 pounds and is 5 feet, 7 inches tall. I am in good shape and work out regularly. I had my prostate removed in 2023 after about six years of active surveillance, and I just finished radiation treatment. I’ve taken vitamins for as long as ...