In the comic books, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), wasn’t necessarily known for his sense of humor as he spouted verbiage as though written by Shakespeare himself. Taika Waititi, who continues to share screen time with Thor, as his rock — literally — partner, Korg, uses his director’s chair for a second straight film to turn the axe wielding Norse god into a more lighthearted fellow.

"No one will take away your joy,” John 16:22.

Someone called me recently in almost breathless concern about the Summit Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline. They had been talking with the Summit representative and had thrown out an offer for the easement that they thought was so high that Summit Carbon would never agree to it. The company representative left and then called them back later telling them that he had the paperwork ready “at their price” for the easement.

The annual Fourth of July parade through our town began this year with a mystery. You see, a couple of the boys cornered Jimmy Angles yesterday down by Lewis Creek and hit him in the mouth. On purpose. Ordinarily, this wouldn’t have made headlines in the Valley Weekly Miracle, or even the New York Post, but Jimmy played first trumpet in the band.

Almost one year ago, President Biden — over the advice of his experts and top military advisors — put into motion the full U.S. retreat from Afghanistan. As the world watched, the president forced a rushed and haphazard exit from the country. In its wake, the murderous Taliban regime took power and reversed 20 years of U.S. and allied efforts and progress in the country virtually overnight, including returning horrific and barbaric policies against millions of women and girls.

Before adjourning the 2022 legislative session, the Iowa Legislature passed a vital provision in House File 2589 protecting the conduct of fair and transparent elections in Iowa.

Just off the Independence Day celebration I have mixed emotions. I understand that a nationwide “pride in our country” poll found the greatest drop in pride in our country in many years and this is all at the same time that we have ESPN, the famous sports network, writing, and sponsoring articles criticizing the U.S. and its reporters being openly “woke” against the U.S.

We have just celebrated our nation’s Independence Day with patriotism on display everywhere. One may ask: Do we truly channel our energies into intentionally retaining and sustaining a free republic or conversely, are we apathetic and uninvolved as we see numerous examples of tyranny attempting to take over the U.S.?

July has arrived and that means it is time for 4-H'ers to enter their projects for Achievement Fair and their livestock for the Clay County Fair. We know that entries can be confusing, and we are here to help.

In June, a pair of drug traffickers were arrested in California for allegedly possessing

150,000 fentanyl pills — enough to kill millions of people according to experts — at a total street value of $750,000.

Ethan Hawke spends most of his performance at least partially masked but still manages to deliver a creepy, disturbing and brilliant acting effort as “The Grabber” in “The Black Phone,” a psychological thriller blended with horror, a few jump scares and enough humor to lighten the mood.

If you had a good chunk of money and it had to be spent on a new vehicle, what would you buy? I sold my truck recently and bought a Nissan Maxima. I did not have a good chunk of money and my one thought was because of my recent career change, skyrocketing gas prices and going from driving 50 miles a week to over 200, I needed to find something more budget friendly. Back when I was a carpenter I needed a truck for work.

"The challenges facing the food system are many: the war in Ukraine, disrupting the flow of grain. Drought and severe weather, making farming more difficult. The ongoing supply challenges brought on by the pandemic. Despite all that, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says he is optimistic that the nation can overcome such difficulties. "Look, it's my view we've sort of talked ourselves into a significant funk in this country.

Doc didn’t expect any patients before 10 o’clock this morning, so he was up and coffee’d and gone by 6:30. Lewis Creek. The Lunker’s hole on Lewis Creek.

The Lunker is a huge rainbow trout that everyone knows about and no one has caught. So far he has resisted flies, worms, salmon eggs, spinners, and even an imitation mouse that Dud tossed in there one time just to see if the Lunker had a bass’s appetite.

Crappies are one of the most popular fish species across North America. Because they’re usually a schooling fish, when you find them action can be fast. They’ll respond to a variety of presentations, and they’re great on the table. And according to Mr. Crappie Wally Marshall, crappie fishing in many areas is getting better because of regulations that protect the fish a bit.