Dear Reader, I am older now, and perhaps seen as an elder at the parties, events, and gatherings I attend with family and friends. There are always a few people who naturally lead the …
I entered the unassuming little house on Main Street, Wautoma, to see that TreeHouse Central has a low-budget, relaxed décor. Any teen would feel comfortable here. So, what is TreeHouse Central? The …
Hancock is home to a talented snow sculpture artist whose latest masterpiece is proudly displayed in his front yard. Local resident Jeff Fay, an accomplished illustrator and designer, has transformed …
Dear Reader, As we stand on the threshold of 2026, there’s something profoundly beautiful about this moment of transition. The …
Dear Reader, When I was a boy, I imagined scenarios that nobody knew about. They lived inside snow globes. I’d find them everywhere during the holidays—on my grandmother’s mantle, at …
When my dad passed away in 1966, our family lost their primary health insurance overnight. My name is Robert Nigh, and I’m a dairy farmer from Vernon County, and this is a story that has …
Dear Reader, There’s a peculiar madness that descends upon us each December. We race through parking lots, weave through aisles with our carts like stock car drivers, honk at …
November 22 marked the ribbon cutting for Nordic Mountain’s new base lodge / ski lodge. This ribbon cutting kicked off Nordic Mountain’s 50th season, having opened on Feb. 7, 1976. The …
Dear Reader, Christmas is a season like no other, a time of magnification and reflection. It’s as if the holiday holds a lens up to our hearts and lives, magnifying whatever we feel in the …
Feeding America reports that one in eight people face hunger in Wisconsin, with one in six being children. Any of us could find ourselves in a position to need a little extra help during life’s …
In fleeting moments, our lives unfold, A whisper of time, so brief, so bold. We gather treasures, build empires high, Yet dust and shadows claim them, by and by. What worth are riches, amassed …
On Nov. 12, Retired Justice Jon P. Wilcox gave a heartfelt recollection of his years in the United States Army at the annual Wautoma Rotary Veterans Dinner held at the WWII Memorial Building. Prior …
Dear Reader, In the grand theater of existence, we are but whispers in the wind—brief utterances against the backdrop of eternity. Our lives, measured in mere decades against the …
Long before steamships carved through their waters and cargo vessels traced trade routes, the Great Lakes were the lifeblood of thriving Native American civilizations that rose and flourished along their shores for thousands of years.
Dear Reader, This Thanksgiving, I want to express a profound thanks to family—those who are always with you when it matters most. Whenever the chips are down, someone or many from the …
Veterans give so much to protect our country’s freedoms, but their sacrifice does not come without a cost. Missions of Honor has made it their mission to help vets heal, reflect, and bond with …
Jerry Gensen and I met in March of 1969 at Firebase Oasis in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Both of us were in the Ammo Section of the 219th Artillery 4th Infantry Division. Our job was to …
Dear Reader, There’s a peculiar alchemy that happens when you reach a certain age and find yourself leafing through old yearbooks or stumbling across a box of letters tucked away in the …
Dear Reader, Veterans Day, observed on November 11, is a time to honor and celebrate the veterans of the United States Armed Forces and all they have done to serve our country. While this time …
Dear Reader, In our society’s grand tapestry, we find ourselves constantly measured by our financial standing. We create these rigid categories—royalty or servant, elite or …