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  • Personal Essay: The house that built a family

    Erin Schwager, Journalist|Dec 24, 2020

    This August, I was extremely excited to get back to college and start making up for the memories lost during the pandemic at my first year of college. The day before I left, I went to tell my grandparents goodbye. My grandpa Jim Fink, 81, hugged me extra tight as he joked about staying away from boys. Then my grandma Gladys, 87, followed me out the door, gave me multiple hugs, as tears began to roll off her cheeks. "I just hope you know how proud your grandpa and I are of you." While both my...

  • Blaze ravages Orchard residence

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Nov 12, 2020

    A Wednesday evening fire leaves an Orchard couple homeless after their residence, located at 405 E. 3rd Street, was destroyed. Orchard Fire Chief Duane Risinger said the department received an emergency call for a structure fire, Nov. 4, around 11 p.m. Royal Fire Department also responded. The residents, Jim and Gladys Fink, were able to escape from the blaze. A mutual aid call was issued for departments from Brunswick, Ewing, Neligh and O'Neill. Clearwater's rescue department also was on...