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Jack and I went to the pinball place at Wichita last Sunday for a round of chasing the silver ball. When we got to the door there was a sign that said closed for a private party. We both started to...

Two men have been arrested in the 2013 death of Alvan Charles Nieman at Boise City. May they be punished as they deserve. Thank you all for rewarding me for the great job I do as City Marshal by letti...

Trump to start deporting Democrats. Mexico responds by starting to build border wall. A week ago last Friday Anne and I went to Shattuck for the tournament grandson Josh and the Alva Junior Varsity...

I wish everyone would quit picking on the Democrats, but my elected officials are making it tough for the rest of us. Case in point: a sign on a billboard, “That awkward moment when a zombie is...

Today is the last day of my cousins Kenny and Joann Cole's auction. They collected lots of neat things over the years. I have to look at their collections and wonder how much stuff Cleo and I have...

After trying to injure myself twice and being only partially successful (jammed neck and skinned elbow), I thought a change of pace was needed to break this phase of “Injure Jim Time,"”so Dad,...

We managed to stay up till after midnight New Year's Eve. I was thinking about the life progression of how things go. When we were young we had parties and would have to go to bed to get people to go...

Christmas is finally over. At least the commercialization is over. The reason for the season, the Birth of our Lord and Savior, celebration is too short. If you need Valentine's Day stuff, Walmart...

I don't know who figured this out but it works for me. The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ. Two turtle doves are the Old and New Testaments. Three French hens stand for faith, hope and love....

I was somewhere the other day when someone mentioned they had gotten a call from the city about impending bad weather at 4 a.m. It opened a floodgate of disparaging remarks of the intelligence of the...

It sucks to be on the Mayor's bad side; he never calls, never writes, never asks for advice. Then to add insult to injury, he didn't put a stamp on my invitation to the city employee Christmas party,...

People Magazine is reporting that we lost 92 famous celebrities in 2017. Sad, but they didn't risk their lives for their millions. They neglected to mention the 139 police officers, 93 firefighters...

I hope you had a great holiday. A couple of people told me about great meals they got locally from different groups. Thanks to all who prepared and furnished meals. You are surely a blessing to the co...

I hope your family has plans to gather for food and fellowship. There are several places having Thanksgiving dinners in our area. Check out the Newsgram for locations. Many are fundraisers, but if...

We decided to celebrate with a trip to Oklahoma City. So, Friday we got up at 5 a.m. in the morning and went to Cleo's doctor appointment in Oklahoma City. I would feel bad about an appointment on...

Cher has a song "If I Could Turn Back Time." Well, today her wish came true. Don't forget to "turn back time" Sunday morning. If you attend church and don't reset your clocks, you will be the first on...

I hope the weather doesn't ruin the festivities, but kids will adapt to bad weather for a chance to show off costumes and get candy. There are several good Halloween related songs to listen to. The...

The Donald was on “60 Minutes” last Sunday with commentator Lesley Stahl. How good an interview it was boils down to which party you belong to. He was smart enough to put in a plug for what a...

There is a song called “Sweet Dreams” by the Eurythmics. In the video cows play a major part of the sweet dreams. Listen up, Democratic political ad writers. There is an ad with Edmonson standing...

The weather didn't look too promising for the parade, but maybe the rain stopped long enough for it. The weatherman said we could have from 3-6 inches of rain over the next 4 or 5 days. I hate to see...

Friday evening's meal was really good. Last year the brats were very spicy. This year you could get a regular brat or a hot link so everyone was happy. Friday was Stan Kline's birthday and it was...

I had a great time at the fair and hope you did too. I had over 250 people guess how much money was in the jar. There was $31.63 in change. The $20 winner was Levi Schultz with a $32 guess. Next...

I think we had a pretty good crowd. I saw several people I had not seen for a while. I did some gift shopping and did okay. I got a “brain” (exercise ball), two tape measures, a ball cap, a tire...

I hope you are having a good time whatever you are doing. Looks like rain may dampen the holiday. Used to be the swimming pools around the country closed this weekend and school started Tuesday....