DOODLING I imagine that most of us live in an intense world in which we run n’ gun from daylight to dark. I know I do. I get up at 5:30 and am lucky to be asleep by 10:30. This week I have …

There are those who believe that old sayings are wise because someone now dead said them or wrote then or carved them into the cave walls a long time ago. But it’s our journalistic duty to …

By Pepper Trail To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific …

60 Years Ago~April 29, 1965 Miss LaWanda Morrow, senior at Limon High School will represent Eastern Colorado in the Colorado Posture Pageant at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.   The …

APRIL events:   24 - Senior box pickup MAY events: 12 – Friendship Circle 13 – Alliance meeting 14– Willing Workers 15 - Food pantry …

Last Thursday we had a great turnout to our annual meeting at the Limon Community Center.   Despite the horrendous wind and a host of conflicts with Holy Week, baseball and such, we still drew a …

60 Years Ago... Continental Oil Co. has just recognized the Simmons Conoco Service Station in Hugo, declaring it as an Award Station.   James Simmons is the owner/operator of the station. …

Written By Gigen Mammoser A new study suggests that probiotics can benefit mental health even in generally healthy populations and may reduce negative mood, according to a new clinical trial. …

ENJOYING LOCAL EVENTS I conduct seminars at most of the big outdoor shows around the country but I’m not too sure that I don’t enjoy small local events better. They’re lower …

Did you know …which is the oldest settlement in the United States?   Forget Jamestown. Forget Roanoke.   Forget St. Augustine. According to book learning, the oldest settlement in …

Colorado State University’s Crops Testing Program is hosting the 2025 Wheat Field Days on June 4th through the 6th and June 10th. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed …

We now find ourselves nearing the end of our local sponsor and investor recognition campaign that we conduct on our Facebook page.  Now that the annual meeting is nearly under our belt and …

60 Years Ago~April 15, 1965 At a spelling contest at the Hugo Schools, students were selected to compete in the county spelling contest.   Each school is allowed to have four contestants. …

APRIL events: 24 - Senior box pickup 25, 26, 27 – Plover Festival.   See flyer on the back page. MAY events: 12 – Friendship Circle 13 – Alliance …

60 Years Ago~April 22, 1965 Three young girls entered Helens Grocery and passed a check for $23 assigned with the name "C. S. Skaggs", drawn on the Farmers State Bank in Calhan.   But there …

SPRING HAS SPRUNG…. WELL, KINDA I titled this article “Spring Has Sprung… Well Kinda” because it is according to which day you look out the window to check. One day is …

By Andrew Carpenter I’d never heard of “net metering” until my electric bill hit $600 last February. Desperate for a way to reduce utility costs that skyrocket in the winter …

Shearing is over for another year and went fairly smoothly.   Our three shearers, Brennie, Patrick and Kevin all did a marvellous job with over 2000 sheep shorn in 5 and a half days.   …

If you find yourself turning off your furnace and then beginning to install your air conditioners in the windows because it was 91 on Saturday, but Sunday morning, it was 28 and a little chilly …

I can ‘memorate ‘thout too much trouble about the time this little girl come to visit on the ranch. Oh, Alphonse Wilson here, don’t you see… Yessir, she was just a tad, …