Local writers and stories
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Saying much without words I was at the perfect age when a new TV station came to our area of Indiana in the 1980s. My favorite thing about…
Penny For Your Thougths By: Nancy Whitaker One potato, two potato, three potatoes, four. Remember playing that game? Also there was a game called Hot Potato. We can’t forget Mr. Potato Head, a game I think is still around. Of course instead of playing games with the name of potato, I would rather just eat…
By: Ron Burt Several area Dirt Late Model fans made the trip last week to Gaffney South Carolina for the Blue/Gray 100 at the famous Cherokee Speedway (The track your mama warned you about)! The track has links on their web page to watch all the races for free. The fans that messaged me said…
By: Mark Holtsberry Basil M. Wooton was a young man born in Latty, Ohio, March 30, 1897. The son of Levi W. and Ruby E. (Hamilton) Wooton. This couple was married, August 16, 1890 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. They had four children: Jesse Raymond born 1893, Cora L. born 1895, Basil M. born 1897…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Moth Ball Cologne Do you try to make a statement by your clothes? As we live and travel overseas, one of the easiest ways to guess where a person…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Front Porch Do you relax outside on a front porch or on a backyard deck? In the past in many Midwest communities, life took place on the front porch. …
By: Mark Holtsberry Tragic story of two young men from Broughton, Earnest Earl Tilley and Frank Halley Doster. Earnest was born in Broughton, Ohio, April 21, 1896. The son of George H. and Bertha Tilley. The family was living in Latty until around 1915, before moving back to Broughton. When the United States was soon…
A Penny For Your Thoughts, By: Nancy Whitaker If you like watching old television shows, then the TV Channel TVland reruns old shows everyday. One of my all time old favorites is The Andy Griffith Show. The program airs from about 5 pm each day for a few hours almost every evening. When I look at Mayberry,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Ralph Walter Emery Reed was born March 17, 1892 in Pennsylvania. The son of William S. and Ina (Burkett) Reed, she passed away February 6, 1899. By 1900 after Ina had died, the family, William and seven sons, were living in Stoneycreek, Pennsylvania. William was a wheelwright and Ralph in school. Ralph …
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Sitting here thinking about what I want for breakfast is always fun and interesting. My usual “go to” breakfast is either cookies, toast, Pop Tarts, eggs or hot cereal. I was always taught that breakfast was the most important meal of the day, especially the coffee. Yes, there…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Goats & Spoiled Milk Have you ever said a word or phrase you would like to take back? Maybe better to ask if there is a sent e-mail or…
By: Mark Holtsberry David Henry Rinearson was born June 15, 1889 in Payne, Ohio. The son of Jesse and Harriet “Hatie” (Jones) Rinearson. Jessie was born November 16, 1855 in Indiana and Harriet was born July 15, 1855 in Indiana. The couple was married January 16, 1875 in Indiana. A daughter Rose Ella was born…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker One of the things you always want kids to do and even reward them to do is to clean their rooms. Lots of times, my kids would hurriedly throw everything in a closet and shut the door. I had 3 girls and 1 son and the son, believe it…
