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Opinion

Stalking stockers

Local Columns

In my early days of fishing, when I had started to make the jump from hook and bobber to other techniques, such as jigs and plastics for walleyes, tubes for bass, and even venturing into using the fly rod for panfish and trout, it was the latter species that seemed so mysterious and magnificent ...

Make difference against sexual assault

Community Voices

For the month of April, WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc., (WRAP) would like to discuss sexual assault, awareness, and prevention. Since 2001, the month of April has been coined as the National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and has helped to make huge strides to bring awareness ...

Adventures in babysitting

Community Voices

Babysitting a 4-year-old boy is not for the faint of heart nor for anyone who hasn’t spent at least six months training for a triathlon. Toddlers are perpetual motion machines. In addition to constantly being on the move — a toddler never walks when he or she can either skip or run — ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

For this column, I often share social news or the gossip columns from the old newspapers. The social news is always fascinating to read and a lot can be learned of local people and events from the communities in Lyon County. For this article, I’m going to share the classifieds from one of the ...