Weary Ramblers racked up two more awards this week in a growing list of accomplishments. The duo’s song, “Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue,” has been awarded the Overall Grand Prize winner and Best Country Bluegrass Song of the 2026 International Acoustic Music Awards. “It is an absolute honor to be awarded this prestigious recognition. Artists like Charlie Parr and Dom…
Read MoreDay: February 18, 2026
Let’s put things in perspective
~Sue Richardson of Jefferson, retired school teacher There were several statements made at the town hall gathering with legislators in Jefferson on Saturday, Feb. 14, that needed more context to give an accurate account of the bills currently being proposed. When talking about school funding, it was stated that the Democrats decreased funding when they controlled the legislature and the…
Read MoreView from my window – The SAVE Act
It sounds so simple and reasonable. Persons voting in an election should be citizens. I think we all agree with that rationale. Iowa, along with the other states, has been given the right in the United States Constitution to have its own voting laws including registration, voter identification, early voting, mail-in voting, and polling hours. You may recall last year’s…
Read MoreBook of veterans’ stories to benefit veterans memorial project
Margaret Hamilton and Jeff Christensen are compiling a book of oral histories of Greene County veterans, which will be published this summer. “I saw someone on tv talking about oral histories of veterans, and I thought something like that would be valuable here, as so many of our veterans are aging, and their stories may be lost,” said Margaret Hamilton,…
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