Dear Reader, On November 3, Wisconsin voters will decide who represents them in Madison and Washington, and who sits on the school boards, county boards, and village councils that shape daily …

A new generation is taking the reins at one of Wautoma’s longtime family-owned jewelry stores. Alexandra Holt, the third-generation owner of Holt’s Diamond Jewelers, carries on the family …

Dear Reader, We live in a curious time. The same screens that connect us to the world have become stages where we watch others perform fragments of existence—sometimes genuine, often …

Don Bertyzk, 94, Wautoma, retired as Postmaster from the Wautoma Post Office after 25 years; he served 58 years with the Wautoma Area Fire Department and has worked at Waushara Country Club for the …

Dear Reader, I have come to believe the world was never meant to be the Garden of Eden. It was meant to be a playground. Eden, as the story goes, was a finished place. Everything was …

Dear Reader, Everybody loves a winner. The trophies, the accolades, the flowers and roses—they all go to those who finish first. Winners get remembered, celebrated, lifted up. And the losers? …

Dear Reader, Retirement used to be a gold watch and a fishing pole. Now it’s become a referendum on relevance. One camp insists that stepping back means disappearing. The other says, “I’ve …

Dear Reader, I heard “Nowhere Man” the other day—that haunting Beatles track that once felt like it was written specifically for my seventeen-year-old soul. But something had changed. The …

Dear Reader, There’s something curious that happens in everyday conversations—at coffee shops, on planes, in waiting rooms. Someone asks how you’re doing, what you do, what brings you …

I am writing this from a seat at PNC Park, watching the Pittsburgh Pirates take the field. Earlier this month I sat in a different set of stands, watching the Milwaukee Brewers do the same thing …

Dear Reader, Picture yourself standing in a room with two doors. You’re at that pivotal age—old enough to understand consequences, young enough that both paths still stretch wide before you. …

The A.R. Albert and Villetta Hawley Albert Horticultural Garden welcomed residents from across Waushara County for a vibrant midsummer open house celebrating horticulture, civic engagement, and …

The Waushara County Food Pantry is bringing fresh produce to local families in need through a $3,000 grant awarded from the Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative (ACEC). ACEC awarded the pantry a …

Dear Reader, When Odysseus sailed past the sirens, he did not trust himself to resist them. He assumed he would fail. So he ordered his crew to fill their ears with wax and lash him to the mast, …

I’ve been sitting with a question that won’t let me go: What have I been planted on this earth for? It’s the kind of question that arrives quietly at first, then grows more insistent. The …

The Waushara County Ice Age Trail has so much to see, so why not get out on the trail during a summer group hike? There are still a few hikes left this year, so get hiking in Waushara County! Group …

Dear Reader, Not long ago I drove out to a supper club in St. Anna, Wisconsin, a place I had not seen in decades. The visit brought back the fact of something, if not the feeling of it, a summer …

Sometimes new challenges and goals find us when we least expect them. What started as a ride through the Rockies grew into so much more for Jeff Shell, a retired machinist currently living in …

Dear Reader, Airports tell a story about our society. Amid the rush of travelers focused on destinations, countless individuals struggle silently—an elderly person uncertain of gate changes, a …