“So, where are you going to school next year?” It’s an innocent enough question, and one I’ve surely asked dozens of times over the years of high school seniors.   … more

I spent the Friday morning before Mother’s Day shifting through stories of local moms, hundreds of moms who had been nominated by the people who love them for a giveaway I was running through … more

Spend any time on the roads of western Sullivan County in the coming months, and you’re bound to get caught behind a tractor or two.   This is farm country. It’s been farm … more

I’d only just stepped into the shower when I noticed it. The bright orange body of the thing embedded in my left calf was unmistakable.   On a rainy Saturday morning when I’d … more

“We are among the privileged, that’s for sure.” It’s not the sort of thing you might expect to hear from someone less than 24 hours after a tornado had torn through their … more

When you grow up in the sort of town that has narrow unmarked roads, the kind that require drivers to pull to the side to let another car pass, there are rules you learn early.   Walk on … more

If you’ve walked into a local establishment of late, you might have noticed the signs warning that any purchase beneath a certain dollar value will have to be paid for in cash.   And … more

It’s that time of year when we join the bears in stumbling out of hibernation only to realize that, quite suddenly, everything has to be done.   The mower blade needs to be sharpened. … more

Scientists tell us it’s officially Ok to welcome the beginning of spring when the Earth’s equator is aligned directly with the sun on the vernal equinox, a phenomenon that came to pass … more

“Whoaaaaaaa! We’re going to be in the paper! Can it be the front page?” If you want to win the heart of a newspaper’s photojournalist, this is your road map.   … more