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Opinion

Cold steel callbacks

Local Columns

After a chilly final afternoon of pheasant hunting, my bare fingers made contact with the barrel of my 20 gauge as I stashed it into the case and under the back seat of my pickup truck for the drive home. Zero degrees, I always feel is a doable temperature for a hike through the uplands if ...

Raising awareness of human trafficking, stalking

Community Voices

This January, WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc. is taking some time to discuss human trafficking and stalking. January is Human Trafficking Awareness and National Stalking Awareness Month. WRAP has provided services for victims of human trafficking since 2020 and has assisted victims ...

Ringing in the New Year

Community Voices

Call us wild and crazy, but my wife and I opted to ring in the new year by spending it with our toddler grandson and his parents, who live in Kansas City. We got a late start on the six-hour journey, so we decided to break it up by spending a night in a hotel at the halfway point. This option ...

I have hope

Local Columns

It’s a new year, and of course, that means it’s time for a New Year’s Resolution. Yes, we all know what happens to many of our, offered with good intentions, New Year’s resolutions. They begin, wither and perish. However, wouldn’t it be nice to have a wish come to fulfillment? To ...

Ask a Trooper

Local Columns

Question: I see the sign boards along the highway with different messages posted. Do they use these for Amber Alerts? I know I get the alert on my phone and was just curious. Answer: Message and lane-use signs on some freeways warn drivers of traffic crashes, stalled vehicles, or other ...