Old Yeller Day will return to Mason on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Park, 424 Moody Street in Mason. Hosted annually by the Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, Old Yeller Day celebrates author Fred Gipson and the frontier heritage of Mason County. Starting at 9 a....

No doubt Meusebach’s troopers were surprised to find apples growing here — Crab Apples! By late summer in 1846, red and yellow fruit was hanging in bundles from their branches — smaller than back in der Homeland, but a vonderful surprise. Apples were their favorite fruit. Moreover, these were perfec...

Cinematic Considerations The movie “Splitsville” with its quirky twist on the modern romantic comedy staggers onto the big screen with almost zero marketing, despite having an A-list actress like Dakota Johnson at the forefront. Written by two of the film’s leads and directed by one of them, “Splits...

New poll finds pessimism on the rise among Republicans, Democrats The following editorial is from the Dallas Morning News. Many long generations of Am...

Lawn & Garden The more you fertilize your lawn, the more you have to mow it. Your grass needs to grow to keep itself alive, but by putting on less fer...

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