Category Archives: Feature

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Sept. 24, 2020

It’s nearly noon. Most of the time, I get this article in by noon, but not today. Now it’s noon. My brain is barely moving today, which is maybe worse than normal. I had one word down but couldn’t read it. I always tell my bosses at the Hometown Press I’m doing something I cannot stop in the...
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Serving U.S. Melanie Sharp

Serving U.S. Melanie Sharp
Above, Sharp poses with the youth of Kosovo while running a humanitarian mission. She served a 12-month meaningful deployment in Kosovo. At left, Sharp with her husband, Todd, who she met after the Kosovo deployment and married in 2008. By Deb Johnson You’ve probably seen Melanie Sharp around the area. She’s a sixth- and seventh-grade language arts...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Sept. 17, 2020

­               It has been some weird weather. I think we got more rain in a week than we had all summer. I had about seven inches in my gauge for the whole week. I’m pretty sure it’s accurate, but occasionally my neighbor comes over and pours water in my rain gauge. I walk around town...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, September 10, 2020

­ We all just celebrated Labor Day. I labored my whole life and was never that fond of it. It all started when I was 10 or 12 years old. My dad owned a truck sales and repair shop uptown. It was my job to clean the clinkers out of the furnace and then shovel whatever...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Sept. 3, 2020

­               Things are about the same on this Tuesday morning. I’m supposed to have this stupid article up to Margaret (my boss) by 10 a.m. sharp. It is 10:20 right now, and I am just getting started. She threatens to fire me now and then. She says she could use up the space I get for...
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Lynnville-Sully alum set to release first mainstream music single

Lynnville-Sully alum set to release first mainstream music single
Ciara (Doll) McDonald, formerly of the Lynnville-Sully area, is now recognized by her singer-songwriter name of Etan Moses as she embarks on a career in the mainstream music industry in Nashville, Tennessee. From her hometown country roots to the country music capital of the world, Ciara (Doll) McDonald is finding success in a God-driven journey that...
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