With the upcoming General Fund Mill Levy going before the voters on May 7th, I wanted to write in informing the public of the impact of that mill levy. The levy amount is $17,542.81 and the impact on a taxpayer is as follows: $100,000 home value=...

Lisa Darlington mentioned on her Facebook page, “We have been hesitant to post about our events over the weekend. Saturday morning, Dana and I were sorting cows when I came across a fresh, dead calf. All that was left was his head. After endless, s...

Lawn Management Information The Master Gardener program provides research-based information for gardeners. This year, we had nineteen gardeners participate in the class. Below are a few notes taken from the turf management portion of the program. • R...

The Homecoming Committee has lost contact with the following people; let us know if you can help at: • email – info@bigsandyhomecoming.com • Facebook, Big Sandy Homecoming page – private message with personal information • Homecoming Committee...

Recently Pamela Morris, granddaughter of noted cowboy photographer Charles Morris, spent an entire day visiting our Big Sandy Cultural Center.In 1903, Morris and his wife pitched their photography tent at theend of Main Street where they sold his...

The Big Sandy Medical Center held its monthly Board Meeting on April 18. The financial report was given, and it boils down to: "We bring in more money than we spend." Also, the draft Form 990 was reviewed. All nonprofits must send in a Form 990. It’s...

Trustees present: Chairman Kelly Rutledge, Anna Bold, Brad Weaver, Matt Myers, Jessica Sheehy Visitors present Administration present: Superintendent Dan Schrock District Clerk Mary Merrill Principal Heather Wolery, absent. Phoned in for Principal’s...

The primary order of business at the Big Sandy City Council Meeting was the removal of Big Sandy’s Old Hotel downtown, which was built in 1916. It is full of asbestos, and the discussion was on removing it. Granite Peak Environment, LLC provided t...

Are Your Pine Needles Brown, Red or Purple? It Could be Winterburn. Information from this article comes from Dr. Peter Kolb (MSU Extension Forester). During dry and cold winters, evergreen trees growing in windbreaks or other exposed areas are...

As the track season kicks off and the weather beckons us to run, I’m here to guide those who are new to the world of track. It’s a sport where your ultimate rival is yourself. Yes, there are others competing against you, but your goal is to set a P...

When I was in my early elementary school years, one of the teachers showed us a documentary about how climate destruction was going to result in another ice age. The film showed the miserable state of humanity living in perpetual winter and scraping...

This being Library Week, I thought it might be interesting to visit the world’s largest library: the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. All people can have “access to the creative record of the United States—and extensive materials from around t...