From the newsroom to a novel: Newspaper experience inspires Luchterhand’s latest book

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Ken Luchterhand knows a thing or two about having to meet a deadline, having worked for the TRG and other newspapers in years gone by. Drawing from th...

100 years of serving farmers. Cherokee Garage celebrates century mark, four generations later

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A local business hit an impressive milestone this year as Cherokee Garage Inc., an agricultural machine dealership and repair shop a few miles east of...

Cultivating calm at Gigi’s. Garden property near Unity promotes relaxation through nature

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Life in 21st-century America is marked by hustle and bustle and a world that turns as fast as a message can be sent. However, one local couple is tryi...

The Heritage House. New Airbnb opens in renovated century-old home in Colby

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When the house across the street from John and Tina Feiten went up for sale in Colby last year, the couple could immediately see the potential in the ...

Dedicated to service: Anderson Electric named Spencer Business of the Year

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Given its longstanding record of service to the community, it is no shock that Anderson Electric has been selected as the village’s 2026 Business of...

Local men bring 1976 bicentennial wagon back to life

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Seeing a covered wagon calls to mind the early settlers who ventured across North America into a new frontier. It also evokes a simpler time when anim...

Cooperation between generations:

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Sometimes, the differences between older and younger generations can seem like an impossible divide to overcome. But for the Loyal High School Family,...

Deb Schafer named Citizen of the Year

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A well-known, friendly face to many throughout the community, Deb Schafer has been selected as this year ’s Spencer Citizen of the Year. Becky Gorst...

John and Lois Garbisch named Citizens of the Year

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Creating a better community for the children of Granton has been a lifetime goal of John and Lois Garbisch. For years, the couple has worked to improv...