Who knew it would be so hard to buy Christmas decorations
“You might say it was a Christmas miracle.”
Longtime friend and News-Banner colleague Chet Baumgartner summed up our conversation...
A Veteran’s Day Salute
Editor’s Note: Every time I hear the word “veteran,” there is one particular person that comes to...
‘Finding Gen. Barnes’ — It might make a good movie
Sometimes the hunt is the most fun part.
That actually comes across as a little crude, but the point...
Angelkeep Journals: Eastern pondhawk vs blue dasher
Angelkeep took on a pride, albeit bordered on arrogance, when a common and Angelkeep-abundant dragonfly variety became known. Upon sight the name...
Message received. And it was no coincidence.
This week’s Saturday morning entry is closely linked to two recent ones.
Last week, we began and ended with...
Birthdays and basketball royalty
November 1, 2023. My younger brother’s birthday.
For years I have conveniently ‘forgotten’ when Chad’s birthday was. I do...
Angelkeep Journal: The White Face Marley Fly
Halloween ended. The spooks returned to dust. Pop-up lawn graveyards disappeared. So too have gone the white ghosts and ghouls of Gobblinsville....
Travel lets us carry the beautiful with us every day
“Traveling — it leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller.”
Medieval Moroccan scholar and author Ibn Battuta...
It’s time to move forward with our health department
What’s going on with the Wells County Health Department?
That seems to be a question a number of people...
A big to-do about a little bit of nothing
As recalled, it all started as an after-rain-shower photo session with the intent being images captured inside raindrops.
Angelkeep...