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Musings from Munich: Shoo, fly…don’t bother me

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Musings from Munich: Shoo, fly…don’t bother me

Matt Mitzel

Thursday, August 27, 2026

If you are in the Langdon area and you are reading this, that tingly feeling in your extremities is not a cause for concern. It just means it is the first football home game of the season tonight.

Letter from the Editor: The power of being seen

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Letter from the Editor: The power of being seen

News Staff

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Last week, I had some extra drive time, so I did something I do every now and then: I listened to podcasts. Sometimes, I deliberately choose not to listen to them while driving.

Letter from the Publisher:

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Letter from the Publisher:

News Staff

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Welcome to the last weekend of August, another month causing me to ask if it really even happened!

From the Pastor’s Desk: Starting strong

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From the Pastor’s Desk: Starting strong

Pastor Robert Blackburn

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Joshua 1:9 As August rolls in and school buses start warming up again, our community shifts gears. Backpacks get filled, lunchboxes get packed, and kids head off to classrooms, hallways and locker-lined worlds that feel bigger every year.

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: What happened to the babies

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The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: What happened to the babies

News Staff

Thursday, August 20, 2026

By Sara Goodman What happened to the babies? I know people didn’t stop having them or making them, but babies have disappeared. There used to be a full page in the paper with a listing of obituaries, baby news and social news.

Survey Says!

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Survey Says!

News Staff

Thursday, August 20, 2026

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Every so often, a survey comes across my desk from an entity — could be that it was conducted by a government agency, a private business, university or school — that is hopeful we will include it in our conversations with you, our readers, listeners and...

Letter from the Editor: More than ink on a page

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Letter from the Editor: More than ink on a page

News Staff

Thursday, August 20, 2026

When people pick up a weekly newspaper, they see the finished product: photographs neatly placed, stories arranged beneath headlines, sports results organized and community events collected in one place. What they do not see is everything—and everyone—behind those pages.

Letter from the Publisher:

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Letter from the Publisher:

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Thursday, August 20, 2026

I happen to have some extra time on my hands, so I’ve been catching up on some reading. Today, I bring you “The Funny Thing About Retiring.” Retirement, as it turns out, is not always the peaceful, slow-motion glide into the promised land of relaxation we were promised.

Bob’s Recipe for Malacostracan Decapod Crustaceans on a Bun

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Bob’s Recipe for Malacostracan Decapod Crustaceans on a Bun

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Friday, August 14, 2026

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Last weekend, Diane and I finally got an overnighter at our lake place on Red Willow. We love to be at the lake with our kids and grandkids, but this particular weekend was extra special because it was just us.

Musings from Munich: It’s time

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Musings from Munich: It’s time

Matt Mitzel

Friday, August 14, 2026

We can all breathe a sigh of relief as fall is finally here. No more torrential rains followed by dry weeks to make weather the topic of every conversation. Of course, the best part about fall is, and will always be, football.

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