Dear Annie: My elderly mom wants to move from her house in the country to a smaller home in town. This is her idea, and she’s already looking for a house. However, she has a house, a garage and a barn full of stuff. I estimate that it will take us about six months to sort through, dispose of, ...

Southwest Minnesota organizations are receiving a combined $7,200 in funding through Sioux Valley Energy’s Operation Round Up program. In Pipestone, Lights at the Lodge received $1,200 in funding to complete the new ice castle for the Lights at the Lodge event. Rock Ranch, located at Hills, ...

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 Farmers market, 7 a.m. to noon, Marshall ...

Dear Annie: I have a friend I’ll call “Scott.” We have known each other for 15 years or so and have been retired for the last few years. He enjoyed working before he retired due to a plant closure. Now Scott drinks from 8 a.m. until 2 or so in the afternoon. He is in good spirits in ...

Dear Heloise: Like so many of your readers, I have several electronic devices from phones to toothbrushes. Each one has its own cord, and I can never remember which cord goes to which item. So, I attach a file folder label with the name for the device that the cords go to, and this saves me a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 93-year-old woman in good health. I take 40 mg of lovastatin once a day for high cholesterol, but my cholesterol levels are always high when tested. My physician is not concerned, but I am. Why isn’t lovastatin bringing down my cholesterol levels to normal? -- ...