Ahh, summertime. Even though the weather seems to be hanging onto to weather that smacks of early spring, here it is in June with first day of summer only a few weeks away and I’m still finding a light jacket feeling pretty good on these chilly mornings. Even so, school is out and for this country ...

JHS Gold Dusters hosted UDA Summer Camp at Jena High School on June 1-4. The girls learned six different dance routines and strengthened pirouettes, second turns, calypsos, leaps, head springs and kip ups in technique class. All together the team earned 34 Superior Blue Ribbons, 2 Red Ribbons, and 2...

LaSalle High Tiger and Lady Tiger of the Year – Kayden Engles and Carli Estis Girls Basketball All-Academic – Kylee Hillestad and Bree Hester Football All Academic – Blake Rogers and Peyton Prather Sandlot Sports Network Athletes of the Year – Peyton Prather and Bree Hester Overall Academic Athlete...

There are people around in just about every community who have the vision and tenacity to make things happen. They see a need and do whatever is nece...

When you grow up out on the rural route like I did several decades ago, things were markedly different than growing up in the country today. We didn’...

After defeating #8 Berwick the #9 Jena Giants would move on to the quarterfinal round to play the #1 Sterlington Panthers. The quarterfinal round wou...