Recognizing Mother’s Day
What’s the nicest thing you can give a working wife with children on Mother’s Day? Answer — a week off, a week away from...
Workers Memorial Day
This past weekend, we commemorated Workers’ Memorial Day to recognize the sacrifices American workers have made for our country. While we’ve come a long...
William A. Webb: Eaton’s Superman
EATON — Chances are you’ve never heard of William Alfred Webb. Over a century ago Webb left Eaton with his mother Nannie and became...
Small-town America’s contribution to American greatness
For me, the Boston Marathon bombing was like a hot poker thrust into the smoldering embers of a recent fire—that then burst back into...
Small-town America’s contribution to American greatness
For me, the Boston Marathon bombing was like a hot poker thrust into the smoldering embers of a recent fire—that then burst back into...
Time to fill the void of male mentors
The crack of the bat sent a tall popup skyward behind home plate. I was the catcher and staggered beneath that mile-high ball as...
‘Billy Sunday, Billy Graham, and the Billy Boys’
Billy Sunday, Billy Graham, and the Billy Boys. The first two Billy’s were evangelists, Graham well known, Sunday less so. But who were the...
Honoring the past: Hall of Honor Class of 2016
PREBLE COUNTY — This is the fifth column in our series related to the Sara Swartsel Hall of Honor, sponsored by the Preble County...
Honoring our past: HOH 2015
This article is the fifth in our series related to the Sara Swartsel Hall of Honor, sponsored by the Preble County Historical Society and...
Hall of Honor: remembering the class of 2013
PREBLE COUNTY — This article is the third in our series related to the Sara Swartsel Hall of Honor, sponsored by the Preble County...