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Ask country singer Drew Green to describe one of his concerts and he'll tell you it's a blend of high energy and songs he loves to perform. "It'll be a party," Green said during a telephone interview...

You may learn the "Truth About You", Saturday, during the Mitchell Tenpenny concert on Clearwater's Main Street. Tenpenny is scheduled to perform at 10 p.m. Here's the truth about Tenpenny. The...

Four contestants will compete for the Miss Clearwater Rodeo title, this Friday, at the 55th annual Clearwater Rodeo. Queen contest chairman Devon Baum said contestants will be judged in several...

Following a public hearing held prior to Monday's board of trustees meeting, Clearwater village officials voted, during regular session, to approve a minimum of $5,000, to apply toward a downtown...

The Village of Orchard and Summerland School closed on the schoolhouse sale, June 13. Village chairman Stephanie Cleveland made the announcement during the village’s June 13 meeting. The final cost o...

Summerland Superintendent Kyle Finke will receive a $2,760 pay hike. Summerland Board of Education members approved the 2% increase during its June 14 meeting. The vote came following a...

A purchase agreement for the Ewing School property was presented to Summerland Board of Education members and discussed briefly, in open session, at the June 14 meeting. Superintendent Kyle Finke...

My mind is all over the place today. I’m trying to wrap up loose ends before a whirlwind, three-day trip to Fargo for the National Federation of Press Women convention and Communicator of A...

I love the sound of a sprinkler on the garden. The spit, spit, spit of water lets me know the day will warm up, corn will continue to grow in the fields and my garden will also thrive and surprise me...

It’s been a long time since I’ve worked in the ER, but some stories stay with me. One such story belongs to a woman in her early 30s. After a year of trying to conceive, she was finally pregnant. The...

It was business as usual as several motions passed during the Village of Orchard Board of Trustees meeting, June 13. Trustee Dwight VanOstrand was unable to attend the meeting. Shelly Strope and Bev...

ADDIE COSTELLO Flatwater Free Press Mary Terry, the longtime village clerk in Cedar Creek, shook her head no whenever Steve Sharp told her she deserved a raise. "Her answer was always the same. It...

SUBMITTED ARTICLE Tri-County Junior Legion baseball team traveled to Randolph, June 14, to battle another senior Legion baseball team and the Titans battled the Cardinals tough all the way to the...

SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Creighton/Plainview junior legion baseball team traveled to Orchard, June 17, for a battle versus Tri-County. Creighton/Plainview came away with the 13-0 win over Tri-County....

The Antelope County Library Association presented its annual reports and review to the Antelope County commissioners at the June 14 commissioner meeting at the Antelope County Courthouse. Cindy...

It's no secret that grocery prices are on the rise. A trip to the grocery store is going to cost you more than it did a year ago. I'm not going to delve into the "whys" because, to be honest, I didn't...

Orchard and its history will be featured at the Antelope County Museum on Sunday July 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., 410 L Street, as the Orchard Historical Society shares some of the community's historic photo...