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Books and Beyond

Barbara Kingsolver’s book “Flight Behavior,” c 2012, has two main plots. One of them is the story of a family living in the American rural southeast, near the Appalachians. The other is the story of science experts who are studying the butterfly invasion of this rural southeast. The theme ...

TextMyGov — a new tool

Lyon County recycling residents have a new tool to help keep them on schedule with curbside recycling pickup or other announcements regarding recycling in the county. The county is offering TextMyGov, which will send you a text to remind you of recycling pickup weeks or send you general ...

Democrats force controversial policies to the Senate floor

Editor’s Note: Sen. Gary Dahms submitted this column on Friday before the PRO act was approved in the Senate on Saturday morning. Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign it into law. Senate File 1, known as the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, serves as the top session priority of this ...

Lisa Marie’s death proves Elvis left a lasting legacy

It’s been a busy January at Graceland, as many hundreds have visited to pay respects to Lisa Marie Presley and her father the legendary Elvis. Lisa Marie died Jan. 12 of cardiac arrest at the age of 54. Her unexpected death has put the Presley family in the worldwide spotlight even more ...

‘Tear in the eye’ keeps coming

I was carrying around in my head the death of another friend last week. On the radio came a reference to Stop the Steal from a couple years ago. I thought to myself, “How about a Stop the Sadness movement? That’s what I need.” Sadness is never too far away no matter our age. Some loss ...