Angelkeep Journals: Thankfulness for Silver Spotted Skipper

Angelkeep long declared the dragonfly the official mascot of its location.  Angelpond thrives with many beautiful and busy creatures....

We need reminded about shopping local

The cutline on last Monday’s Page 1 News-Banner is what caught my eye right away. “Cutline” is a bit...

Angelkeep Journals: Tall bearded iris ground zero for six continents

Angelkeep possesses a black thumb when it comes to a perfect iris garden. The fault cannot be passed off to the plants....

Angelkeep Journals: Define ‘invasive’ please

At the very northwest corner of the home built at Angelkeep grows a waist-high spiraea bush. It anchored the north end of...

No baseball? It’s looking like a cruel summer awaits

I write a column as part of my responsibilities here at the News-Banner, and as I’ve noted,...

It wouldn’t be Madness without a busted bracket

Busted. Kaput Wrecked. It’s the time of the...

How can you not be ‘Wells County Proud’?

How many times have you heard the rumblings of a pair of A-10 combat aircraft fly over...

What happened at Roswell 75 years ago?

The front page of the July 8, 1947 “Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Record” seized the American imagination...

Don’t overlook Galicia on a visit to Spain

As we entered the plaza and looked up, we finally saw what we had been walking toward...

The cool and the uncool of my favorite season

Carrie Penrod I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but it’s fall. My allergies certainly have. I’m sneezing more...