MILROY A beautiful old building has been saved, thanks to the efforts of an area woman who hated to see it in disrepair. Sunny Ruthchild, an area organic farmer and owner of Merryweather Farm near Walnut Grove, bought the State Bank building in downtown Milroy “for a song” about “10 ...
COTTONWOOD It was a big day for Lakeview Elementary students. The whole school, from pre-kindergarteners to sixth-graders, were gathered in the auditorium. When Susanne Lee asked, everyone tapped out a “drumroll” and counted down to a big announcement. When the countdown reached ...
COTTONWOOD Move over Don Muenchow. Step aside Nick Kissner. There’s a new country writer in the area. Leon Doom of rural Cottonwood recently self-published a novel called “Our Red Blue Family,” using Lulu Publishing in Indianapolis, Indiana. “It is a fictional story ...
Area residents found themselves a part of history as they joined the women’s march “to promote women’s rights, immigration reform, and LGBTQ rights, and to address racial inequities, workers’ issues, and environmental issues,” according to Wikipedia.com, which goes on to say that ...
Editor’s Note: This story is the sixth in a series that reflect the contributions made by Marshall High School graduates when they returned to the community. LYND – Jes Mellenthin of rural Lynd has earned distinction for himself and made his alma mater, Marshall High School, proud ...
MARSHALL The people gathered in the Marshall Area YMCA’s multipurpose room all had different levels of experience — ranging from “dancing at weddings” to years of partner dancing. But no matter their background, everybody seemed to be having fun, practicing steps while “My Baby ...
