We have been learning about Ivanhoe’s Lois Paine Widmark and her early life in western South Dakota; her WWII service with the WAVES; her college, marriage, farm, and family life; and her short career as an educator at the Arco Public School. She was working to complete her degree in the ...
About a month ago I learned firsthand how much things have changed when it comes to finding information. I went to the Marshall Lyon County Library to look at the 2025 World Almanac. There were several things I wanted to check (election statistics, biographies of famous people who died etc.) ...
Along with being the month when we make resolutions or start a new diet or exercise plan, January is also the month to raise awareness about the urgent need for blood donations. Donating blood is a simple and relatively painless way to do something amazing: save lives. January is National ...
Google what Americans’ top resolutions are for 2026, and you’ll find all the usual suspects at the top of the list: lose weight, exercise more, eat healthier and save more money. I skimmed a dozen articles from around the country and not one of the lists listed “be kinder” though, ...
To the editor: As a 24-year-old Naval petty officer serving as a DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) courier in the Pentagon, I was often required to be into brief contact with some of the individuals in appointed positions from the private sector. In dealing with an individual on a casual ...
To the editor: I never thought I would agree with anything conservative syndicated columnist Cal Thomas wrote, but then I never thought an egomaniac would be elected president of the United States. Thomas has called Trump a narcissist among other things, particularly now that Trump has had ...