A campfire caps a long day in the sun full of friends and family, good food and loud fun, including volleyball. We call it the Lost Weekend, which has been locked into the Labor Day holiday since 1978.

As summer 2025 winds down and harvest season will soon arrive, it is good to reflect on the generosity of God.

We gathered at daughter Loretta and Dustin’s house by 2 a.m. to start grilling a thousand pounds of leg quarters

Opinion from Lonny Cain: The dangers of curiosity don’t fade with age and I don’t think that toddler inside me has ever stopped exploring or asking questions

I’ve been scooped before, but never by my own paper. It was quite a shock when I saw Tuesday that we had broken a story about Peru getting a new Chick-fil-A location.

I spent Thursday night to Saturday night at the hospital with my daughter, Lovina, and Daniel. I am excited to announce the birth of their first child, born Aug. 16 at 2:03 p.m.

It feels good to show the kind of connection that grows when people simply help each other. We forget how far a helping hand can stretch.

Opinion from our editorial board: Rep. Fritts still has a choice. He can continue down the path of performative grievance, or he can rejoin the Chamber, roll up his sleeves, and get back to work. The Sauk Valley is stronger when all voices are at the table, including his.

The Assumption of Mary is a dogma in the church, declared in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. But the popular belief that Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven upon her death stretches back to the early centuries of Christianity.