70 Years Ago January 28, 1954 When the town siren sounds off with three long blasts at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening that will not be the fire alarm, states P. S. Gaharan, Jr., Mayor of Jena, but will be a signal for the porch lights to be turned on for the Mothers March on Polio. J. B. Carpenter has agr...

Dear Rusty: Can my wife claim her benefits now (at 63, and we know about the reduction for claiming early) and then, when I retire at 66 years and 10 months of age almost 3 years from now, can she switch over to spousal benefits based on my benefit amount? She worked at a higher paying job for much ...

Bellevue Baptist Church Revival The Bellevue Baptist Church, 515 Bellevue Street, Jena, would like to announce our upcoming revival services beginning Sunday, January 28 at 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., through January 29-31 at 6:30 p.m. We are blessed to welcome Bro. Scotty McDowell, evangelist, as the gues...

So-called DIE (Diversity, Inclusion, Equity) initiatives are being challenged and opposed. As noted in the Wall Street Journal, “Texas became the seco...

Many years ago, I read an article about a blind skier. He was asked how he was able to do it and his reply was that he had a good guide who instructed...

Few of us enjoy going to a dentist. The first words we usually hear are, “Open your mouth wide, please.” Most of us from our previous experiences with...