World War II aircraft captivate enthusiasts because they represent the ultimate fusion of mechanical engineering, daring human courage and wartime innovation. These machines showcase an era when …
Just over eight years ago, the publishers of the Benton County Herald were kind enough to provide space in their paper for a regular crime prevention/public safety message intended to help make …
If when we’re thinking, speaking, moaning or boasting about an event surprisingly significant in our childhood years — disappearing soon after its appearance and now a once-in-a-while memory — …
Has the smoke from wildfires ever felt like it was billowing directly out of your own fire pit as it has this last week? I can’t help but grieve for those in the fires, those who have …
The future of Benton County is being shaped today by people who believe in investing in their communities. Through collaboration, innovation and a shared commitment to growth, Benton Economic …
In the 1970s, when Dutch elm disease was finishing its attack on Minnesota’s shade tree population, homeowners and foresters were forced to make decisions regarding the best means to acquire tree …
President Donald Trump is growing familiar with ridicule following American sporting setbacks. His recent World Cup shenanigans provide a case in point. American soccer fans are blaming Trump …
Summer is generally considered a time away from school, where students, teachers and some support staff get time off to relax, recharge and enjoy the Minnesota summer. That can be true, but it is …
Weather : Temperature averages for the month of June were about the same as last year with less rain. Average high and low temperatures were 75.7 and 54.9 degrees, while last year, they were 76 and …
The warmer temperatures we have been enjoying are a welcome change in our area, but the more extreme highs can take a toll on our gardens. Moisture can quickly get pulled out of leaves faster than it …
As summer sets in and the water warms, the bass patterns change on most of the lakes I fish. The fish I once targeted in fairly shallow water have now migrated to deeper haunts. There are always some …
Ernie Pyle was a World War II war correspondent whose reports didn’t take his readers to the battlefields located throughout Europe; he lived among the American servicemen, offering the folks back …
