Opinion

Wilma Jean Wilson

March 18, 1936 – January 3, 2023 Wilma Jean Wilson, 86, Noblesville, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello, Ill. Visitation…

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Trapping for fur

As a young man, my father was a trapper. He told me of his exploits, gathering fox, raccoon, muskrat and mink fur as a moneymaking project. He loved being an…


Poof & Lucy

Ever since I was a little girl, there was an ad with a picture of a small child standing next to a gigantic dog. I always loved the picture and…





If that isn’t love

Marry a man who will go shopping for you to buy a yellow coat you don’t need. That is my advice to my granddaughters. I might add, especially if he…


Get the frog out

By BRAD FISCHER Guest Columnist Editor’s Note: At 46, Brad Fischer, Brownsburg, was diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer. He was given one year to live. Brad’s memoir, The Sand…