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April 15, 2026

Worthy to Print Column | Happy Birthday to Me

It appears as though His Highness has granted me another trip around the sun. I have a lot of trips at this point in my life. That’s OK though. As long as I’m here as long as Betty White, who shares a birthdate with...

Worthy to Print Column | Happy New Year and Thank You

George Worthy
Good morning and Happy New Year! Here is hoping that you had a Merry Christmas and that you received everything you wished for. This morning as I sat down at the desk, I just stared at the screen for a moment hoping for an...

Letter to the Editor | 4-H Community Perseveres With Online Events

To the Editor: During Covid, a lot has had to be put on hold for clubs of all sorts. Lockwood 4-H has had to feel the burn, but despite it, events have managed to still be organized. Over the course of the past three months, Lockwood...

Worthy to Print Column | It’s Not Fair

George Worthy
Boy oh boy! How many times did I say that as a youth? I was third of four boys. It seemed that my Dad always favored the older two boys in almost every area as a youth. My oldest brother would get a new...

Worthy to Print Column | Past = Future — Part II

George Worthy
There was a change in the pitch of the engines on the plane that woke me up. I wasn’t concerned because if one is heading into a war zone, it is not hard to stay awake. Everything is new and you don’t want to...

Worthy to Print Column | A Crying Shame

I don’t know if I have ever told you how much I hate seeing or hearing someone crying. I don’t mean to tell you that crying is bad, it’s just the only thing I can say without blinking that I absolutely hate. It’s not...

Window on the World Column | The Olden Days of Newsies — Part I

Lucy Jensen
The day I started work at the newspaper was Halloween 1991. I remember that day so well, because the whole building was decorated in pumpkins and ghouls and all the staff were dressed up in elaborate outfits. Candy was on every desk — it...

Guest Column | Investing in Community Health: An Update on Mee Memorial’s Diagnostic Imaging and Emergency Department Renovations

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
It is with great pride and gratitude that I share a significant milestone for Mee Memorial Healthcare System and the communities we serve: the completion of the first phase of our remodeled Diagnostic Imaging Department. In an area where resources and transportation can often limit...

Worthy to Print Column | The Pain of Fire

George Worthy
There are those who believe that these fires started off with a little help from some miscreant or two. What are your thoughts? I won’t say whether I believe that is what happened, I hope not. But I also do hope that those responsible...

Funny Papers Again Column | Ringo and Sara and Lisa and Steve and Lynn and Andy and Oliver and Jeanette: Rock On!

There is something about eye contact that lets two people know that for just a split second, just a flicker of time, there has been a meeting of minds, a very brief acknowledgment of each other’s existence. I had just such an encounter last...
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