Playing music

I dropped the needle of my sister’s record player onto the spinning vinyl. There was a crackle, maybe two, then it was the ringing banjo of Earl Scruggs and I was officially and forever hooked.

Honoring Veterans Day

We celebrated Veterans Day a week ago today. Personally, I think it’s one of the greatest holidays there is that this country observes. The nation took time today to honor all the brave men and women who have been, and those who still are, willing to serve their country.

Town Talk

I attended a great meeting last week hosted by Jon Lowry and Lana Shafer of AVEM Health Partners, our local hospital management company. It was a monthly meeting in a series we have been having with regards to an action plan for Stroud.

Town Talk

A representative from Adventure Golf out of Michigan stopped by this past Sunday on his way to Texas for a hunting trip. He checked out our golf course and answered some questions we had about the set-up of the course.

Letter to the editor

The following was submitted by family members of the late Natalie (Smith) Keeth, a former Stroud resident who died with breast cancer eighteen years ago. The family asked that Natalie’s “Letter to the Editor” published Oct.

An evil wind

I stood at the front window Wednesday watching allergens from Nebraska and random parts of Iowa blowing down Manvel Avenue.

A comfortable Halloween

This year’s Trick or Treat night around our place showed that people are becoming more comfortable with these kinds of activities. I was glad to see that. My wife Pat and I weren’t sure what to expect.

Town Talk

I want to apologize to the members of Stroud’s St. Louis Catholic Church for leaving them off the list of people and organizations who fed the students from Creighton University a few weeks back.

Dale approves school budget

Dale’s Board of Education this week approved the final 2021-2022 budget and also adopted a resolution calling for the annual school election. Acting School Supt. Ky Wilkins presented the final budget to the board showing revenue estimates of $5,463,336.42.

Hearing set in assault on officers case

A preliminary hearing has been set for a Stroud man facing two felonies and three misdemeanors in the alleged assault of two Stroud officers. Steven Eugene Laffoon, 52, of Stroud, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Aug.