Recipe of the Week: Holiday Turkey Ingredients: 1 fresh turkey, about 15 pounds, preferably free-range 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 quart apple cider 2 teaspoons dried poultry seasoning Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions: Remove the giblets from the turkey and discard (or save fo...

Everybody has a story, and the lovely and amazing Ms. Faye Monson is no exception - except that she is exceptional! She has spent a lifetime making the lives of others better through her kindness, good deeds and hard work. She began her long career of serving others through work immediately after gr...

There was a time in LaSalle Parish and in most nearby areas that a man’s daily attire was not complete without the addition of a cowboy hat riding high on his head. Wearing the hat did not constitute that the wearer was necessarily trying to emulate the lifestyle but more that the hat served a neede...

Special Veterans Day Feature “Let me tell you a story,” began veteran Orrin Glen Joiner, known to locals, family and friends as “Slick”. “When I was s...

Special Veterans Day Feature Mr. Bill Appleby, US Air Force veteran, had just graduated high school and was seventeen years of age when he voluntarily...

Jena resident Burl Clark is the last living World War II veteran in LaSalle Parish, as the many other men who served during that great war have passed...