Remember that old saying “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?” I thought about this today while chewing fried chicken. I don’t know what other birds are worth, but I had to pay for the chicken. Seriously, the quote goes back to ancient times. Bird hunters reasoned that one bird already caug...

As March winds down and we move into April, it is hard to believe the school year has gone so quickly… and what a year it has been! We implemented a 4-day week, and by all accounts the implementation is going well. We have several data points that back that up. Student attendance is up this year com...

Growing up, fairytales and the mythical characters that accompany them were a huge part of my life. As a young child living on Carpenter Street in Jena, I remember being awakened early on Easter mornings to go outside and find eggs the Easter Bunny had left hidden for us. It wasn’t until I was in th...

70 Years Ago March 25, 1954 The new International One Hundred is being shown and demonstrated at Tullos Truck & Tractor Co., International truck deale...

Every twenty years or so, car repair insurance companies make a major reappearance. Why not? You are dealing with another generation of vehicles and u...

This Saturday, March 23, this newspaper will celebrate its 119th birthday. The first issue of The Jena Times was published on March 23, 1905, some fiv...