Every year at this time, millions of Americans partake in an age-long practice of making New Year resolutions. Whether its losing weight or quitting some bad habit, Americans are terrible at keeping those New Year resolutions. A study recently concluded that nearly 70% fail by February 1st and 80% b...

We have on display this week several receipts from an old business in Jena, which was owned and operated by the King family of Jena. Jena Bottling Works was one of the early businesses of “New Jena” and was located near the old ice plant where the AT&T store is presently located. This bottling works...

We are reaching that point in remodeling where we seriously question whether we will ever be done. After we finally found a plumber, we thought our worries were over and progress began briskly. Our plumber had a delightful and exceptionally competent young fellow from Kenya, named Meshach, doing the...

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth ...

Do you remember the roaring 20’s in the U.S.? Of course we don’t remember because we weren’t around back then. It was a time of great prosperity in th...

Anyone who didn’t see the Jena High School Drama Club presentation of “Yes Virginia, the Musical” performed in the historic Strand Theater in Jena rec...