Dec. 1, 2025

NORWAY — Norway High School senior Ashley Carlson has been selected as a scholarship semifinalist in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Approximately 1,300 high school seniors were selected out of more than 105,000 applicants. Selecting semifinalists is the first of three phases for the ...

Dear Annie: Most nights, my phone lights up with our family group chat. My husband and I have three grown kids in their 20s, and I love seeing their jokes, photos and silly updates. It makes me feel like we are still all under one roof. Last week, my son accidentally left his phone on our ...

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Mansfield Pioneer Church will host its annual ecumenical Christmas service at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Rev. Vicky Prewitt, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church Crystal Falls, will officiate the service.  The group has hosted the Christmas service in the ...

Dear Heloise: With four boys in my home, we go through a lot of athletic socks. If one sock gets lost or develops a hole, it becomes a dust rag. But when I'm dusting, I never spray the furniture; I spray the sock and then apply the polish or cleaner on the furniture. This prevents overspraying ...

Dear Annie: Though I’m young, I often feel as if I’m living the life of someone much older. This past year, many brewing family crises collided between March and April. One relative passed away from a condition we all knew about, but the loss still hit hard. Around the same time, my ...