National Newspaper Week is being celebrated for the 82nd annual year. The dates of recognition this year are Oct. 2-8. Few communities should know better than our own area when it comes to understanding the importance of newspapers. This newspaper’s publisher and owner, Darla Downs, spent countless hours to make sure state statute was followed regarding the county attorney’s election. Her

There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in recent years about the death of local newspapers, those bastions of democracy and chroniclers of community. While the loss of any newspaper hurts the people they serve, residents of rural areas and small towns are hit especially hard when a newspaper shuts down. When a local newspaper closes, citizens lose impartial news and information about town and

The Roosevelt County Commissioners approved a change for the county’s law enforcement during a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19. With the current jailer leaving the position, the change consists of Jason Baker now taking over the duties of running the jail while also remaining a patrol staff lieutenant. Under Sheriff John Summers explained a benefit of the change is the jail wouldn’t need