With the COVID-19 vaccine now available to select groups of the public, the immunization rate in Price County and across the state continues t…
Most of us are thrilled when we see an American bald eagle flying overhead or perched on a big white pine overlooking a lake or river. In fact…
There’s a space kid inside almost every one of us. That fact is made clear to me by the nation’s giddy response to NASA’s most recent accompli…
As a kid, I was fascinated by what life thrived under the frozen ice of our Wisconsin lakes. How could anything live in those freezing depths …
I love to read. and in the past have never watched much television - until the pandemic. Now I watch quite a few nights.The advertisements are…
Aladdin had his magic carpet, I have my magic dust cloth and Swiffer. Well, my dust cloth isn’t truly magic, just a square cut from an old bed…
Being that the day of this writing is Valentine’s Day, it reminded me of one year long ago when I was in the pharmacy and happened to run into…
The northern goshawk is an uncommon winter visitor and summer resident in northern Wisconsin. However, every ten years or so when their favore…
Kerflumpf. Mumpf. Fump. It’s difficult to describe exactly the sound that snowshoes make in 18 inches of fresh, fluffy snow. I can tell you th…
No, not those who step out on their spouses or significant others. Nor those who throw sporting events dependent upon Vegas oddsmakers. Or eve…
Only 10 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Price County between Feb. 8-15, bringing the county’s total to 1,132. As of Monday, there were 10…
This morning, Sunday, I arose from slumber when the sunshine around the drawn shades could no longer be ignored. I shuffled out of the bedroom…
One of the things I like to do while leading natural history safaris to Africa is to watch the behavior of similar animals, but of different s…
Summer in the Northwoods can feel like a painting—broad sweeps of green and blue provide the backdrop for highlights in all colors of the rain…
New COVID-19 case numbers have continued declining in Price County, with 15 new cases recorded between Feb. 1-8. As of Monday, there have been…
We have gotten rather spoiled during this winter season. Wouldn’t you say? Days on end with a gentle 20 to 30-degree forecast. A brown Christm…
…I do it for you.”
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A second case of a new, more contagious form of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Wisconsin, less than a month afte…
Gov. Tony Evers has issued a new statewide mask mandate in Wisconsin, roughly an hour after the GOP-controlled Legislature passed a joint reso…
I opened my garage door and gazed out toward the setting sun over an expanse of snow-covered ice. Strange, I thought. The lake level must have…
Now is the time to start planning what to plant for native landscaping around your yard this coming spring to help birds, pollinators, and oth…
As I churned out this column on a sunny Monday morning, I reflected on the first sparkling signal of a gala holiday extravaganza which awaited…
When you look up into the night skies, do you really know what you’re looking at anymore? Among the stars are hidden a multitude of satellites…
Actually, the LeeAnn Womack song “Last Call” contains that line and it has been an earworm for me the past few days but that’s not what I’m wr…
Newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Price County are trending down for the first time in weeks, with 27 cases confirmed between Jan. 25-Feb. …
Five Wisconsin elk hunters filled their tags during Wisconsin’s third managed elk season in the fall of 2020. The season marked 25 years since…
Most dogs do not have their obituary published in the local newspaper. But, Ivy Claire was never “most dogs.”
Our grandparent’s farm just sold to a newly married couple and we are so happy to see the property in the hands of young people full of hope a…
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