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Konawa has been celebrating Homecoming all week, and Thursday night a large crowd turned out for a community-wide bonfire, held just east of the track on the high school campus. Left: The marching band plays the school fight song at the bonfire. Right: Coach Brian McCalip taunts kids with cries of “you can’t get me wet” as he sits in the dunk tank at a carnival, which was also held Thursday near the football stadium. Staff Photos by Andy Wilson
Read moreGenerations have been taught that the spike-tailed Stegosaurs had a brain the size of a walnut, but I recently discovered that its brain was closer to the size of a tennis ball. I also learned on the interweb that those iconic battle scenes between Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus from Land of the Lost never happened because they reportedly lived millions of years apart. This fake news makes me question everything I learned from Saturday morning television. Were the Sleestak lizard people really evil, or were they simply misunderstood by the unenlightened Pakuni? Most importantly, does the fossil-record tell us if these ancient peoples went extinct because the maskless Marshall family infected them with the COVID? Where are the fact-checkers when we need them!
Read moreThe Pew Research Center calls them “multigenerational caregivers” or “the sandwich generation.” They are those moms and dads who have children to take care of and who have elderly relatives who need caring for as well. There are more of them than you might think, says Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].
Read moreWhen children dress up as their favorite superhero, princess or goblin, they likely have one thing on their mind: trick-or-treating and filling their candy container to the brim.
Read moreParents can weigh the risk/reward of dining out with unvaccinated children and take as many precautions as possible to keep them healthy.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out a new insurance option specifically for agricultural producers with small farms who sell locally. The new Micro Farm policy simplifies record keeping and covers post-production costs like washing and value-added products.
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