What about spring excites you the most?

Kyle Clark The weather. We’re at that in-between period where you can do just about anything outdoors. Amory Neely I get to garden. I started a compost this year and I’m excited for that. Morgan Richards The flowers coming up, it being warmer and getting to go swimming with my friends.

Old Carona depot being restored

25 Years Ago April 3 - April 9, 1997 Bertha Edwards, sixth grade teacher at Liberty Elementary School in Galena, was nominated by USD499 as a candidate for the Kansas Master Teacher Award. Columbus girls swept a non-conference softball double header with Girard.

Should talking to God be the last resort?

Few, if any, people will go out of their way to deny the power of prayer. In times of trouble, sending up a verbal petition is nothing less than instinctive. However, many folks will fail to pray when the going is smooth. Should talking to God be relegated to a last resort?

God always supersedes ways of man

“Don’t work to understand it, just believe.” This is a quote I heard my mother say throughout my life. I had the head knowledge of what she was trying to say but only in my later years did I really receive the revelation of this quote.

Don’t resist tip for better sleep

Consider these facts: 60 percent of Americans don’t do any musclestrengthening activities on a regular basis. Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults are sleep-deprived, and as many as 22 percent of U.S. adults contend with chronic insomnia. What’s the relationship?

Roving Reporter

Stacey Struble I was excited for it. It was testing our flexibility. Candy Phillips It was off. I’ve seen it snow at the end of March before though. Debbie Evans It was beautiful. I’m glad it didn’t last too long.

Three winners form new city commission in Galena

25 Years Ago April 3 - April 9, 1997 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Newberry, of 408 South Delaware, are the parents of a daughter born at the Columbus hospital. The three winners who will form a new city commission to operate the city of Galena are David Shallenburger, Mark LaTurner and Clyde L. Coleman.

Anything from acne to zika

I enjoy visiting with my colleagues who are medical specialists. We dive in and explore the depths of a particular condition. However, there is something to say about the breadth of knowledge that a family medicine physician is expected to have.

Places to research family history

Are you into researching family history? Many people are. There are several places you can research and obtain some of the most interesting information about your family roots and what people endured in your family which has helped you to be the person you are today.

Ruining prank causes grand-daughter to get mad

Evangeline, my granddaughter, showed up on April one and tried hanging out in the kitchen without me. Finally, I gave her some time alone, so she could set up her sneaky April Fool’s joke. She come out, trying not to grin.