For nearly 70 years people in the Morrowville community could run downtown to the grocery store to buy everything from fresh cut meat to dry goods. Beer, fresh doughnuts, infant formula and home grocery delivery were available in later years. But times changed, and like many other rural areas, the... + continue reading
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According to Carl Chalfant, who is the city administrator for the City of Washington, all city streets were treated on Thursday ahead of last week’s storm, and they were treated again on Saturday. It was so cold, though, he said, that the treatment... + continue reading
Both Washington County and the City of Washington have snow policies that are used to guide the plowing of snow and the application of salt and sand. Those policies didn’t work well with last week’s rain-sleet-snow mix, according to those who... + continue reading
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In the fall Holtmeier began covering the protests in Lebanon. Her coverage of the event as a freelancer for a magazine in Dubai has landed her a new job in a new country.
For the past 15 months Washington County High School graduate Lauren Holtmeier “barely scraped by” while living in Beirut, Lebanon. The 25-year-old worked as many as four jobs as she lived in what she described as one of the most beautiful places she has been. She went to Beirut for... + continue reading
The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. will display clothing items and ribbons belonging to Haddam native Blanche McKenney Hunter. The items come from her years of performing on horseback. She was the champion long distance rider of the world in 1896 and rode with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in... + continue reading
The south window on the Stanton building features a Nativity scene that Steve Talkington said he hopes to grow in the future.
About this time last year, Morrowville resident Steve Talkington looked in the big windows of the brick Stanton building in downtown Morrowville and was saddened at how dark they looked during the holiday season.
He saw potential in all that glass, he said.
He had recently started working for... + continue reading
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,JOE PHILLIPS
Dear Me...
Prisoners of War were able to make radios out of prison camp scraps to detect transmissions.
I opened another old box.
A Cub Scout book from 1952 was marked to a page on basic crystal radios.
Crystal radios do not need a power source. They operate on energy sent out by the radio... + continue reading
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SATURDAY, JAN. 18
GIRLS
BLUE VALLEY 52, LINN 22
espite getting a threepoint win over B lue V alley on Tuesday, Linn wasn’t able to compete with the Rams in a rematch during a firstrond... + continue reading
,Keaton Bargmann drives around a Frankfort defender on his way to the basket. Linn competed with the Wildcats early, but lost in the end.
,Emmitt Jueneman pulls up for a 3-pointer. The Hanover guard was hot early in a win over Doniphan West.
,Linn’s Kaylee Oehmke shoots from the outside. The Lady Bulldogs lost to Blue Valley in the first round.
,Hanover freshman Ceegan Atkins defends closely against Frankfort in a quarter-final game on Monday, which saw Hanover lose by three. (Photo by Kara Bruna)
,Philip Doebele looks for an open Hanover teammate during the Wildcats’ dominating win over Doniphan West.
,Camryn Boykin can get hot from inside and out, helping her team on a recent winning streak. The Tigers are now into the semi-finals of the TVL tournament.
,Alyssa Kern drives to the paint after beating a Troy defender who tried defending her at the 3-point line.
,Riley Dusin reaches out to grab a rebounds. Washington County beat Troy in the first round on Saturday.
,Hanovers MaKenna Jueneman a Allison Jueneman sets a pick. (Photo by Kara Bruna)
,Linn junior Faith Beikman goes straight up in the paint to shoot over a Blue Valley post player.
Daniel York works his way into the paint for a shot attempt against Frankfort on Saturday.
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,Hanover’s Jacob Jueneman goes up for a shot from the baseline while Keaton Bargmann defends.
,Photo by KARA BRUNA
Linn senior Kaylee Oehmke tries to disrupt Allison Jueneman’s shot during the Jan. 7 matchup between Hanover and Linn.
,Hanover’s Zach Bruna and Linn’s Ricardo Cardenas fight for the ball.
,Linn’s Ella Thalmann goes up to defend against Avery Behrends’ shot.
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KARA BRUNA
Hanover junior Blake Hynek goes up for a shot in the paint. The Hanover boys and girls beat Linn on Jan 7 at Hanover.
