What’s happening at your newspaper

Our former editor, Jessica Bricker, would occasionally write her column about what was happening at The News-Banner....

One trip to Barcelona will likely result in a second

As we walked through the narrow cobblestone streets of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, we marveled at all that...

I’ve been workin’ on the railroad (story)

Railroads played a key role in history, once being the sole and indispensable means of long-distance transportation....

Is the gardening craze growing on you?

According to the National Gardening Association, the number of households growing their own vegetables, fruit and other...

Wee harlequin bug, by any other name …

True! Ask any citizen of Alberta, Canada. They would tell you of their wee harlequin bugs. They...

Is this another sign I’m getting old?

As time marches on, I’m occasionally reminded about how much things have changed. Most of it happens...

Two days hiking and eating in Spain’s culinary capital

As we began our hike to the top of the 400-foot hill, it didn’t take long for...

They’re my longtime friends, and you ought to see them

Rick Henly and I have always been associated through and with the arts, kinda sorta. The first...

Granddogs, veterans and community treasures

Three mid-July mini-lessons. ——— We have been granddog-sitting this week. “Hoosier”...

Does your hometown stink? Does it have the munchies?

According to the Washington Examiner, 2022 has handed New York City an alarming spike in citizen complaints...