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Are you still looking for some last-minute Christmas ideas? Last week’s blizzard might have cut short your shopping days or perhaps, inflation has made household money tight. Christmas, however, doesn’t have to mean stretching your budget or wasting money on gifts that will be broken or discarded before the end of the year.

When the weather outside is frightful, a hot bath or a cozy chair next to the fireplace are fail-proof strategies to combat the winter chill. Pair that with a soothing winter beverage, and Jack Frost doesn’t stand a chance. In addition to the perennial favorites, hot chocolate and hot cider, here are some ideas to try for something more grown up.

Copyright 2024 WKYT A CBS affiliate in Kentucky ran a story around Thanksgiving about a man in Somerset, KY, who has been struggling with plasma cell leukemia for a couple years and isn’t expected to live much longer.

Saturday, December 14, was National Wreaths Across America Day. In observance, the Sons of the American Legion Squadron #6 placed a wreath at the IOOF Cemetery in Gregory on the grave of WWI veteran Alfred Hutchison, whom the Gregory post is named after.

The Gregory Times-Advocate has been purchased by Morgan Painter effective January 1, 2025. Painter grew up in Springview, NE, graduating from Keya Paha County High School in 2015.

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The South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) is excited to announce the approval of two new programs designed to address the evolving industry demands while enhancing educational opportunities for students and professionals alike. These initiatives reflect the Board’s commitment to preparing South Dakota’s workforce and fostering collaboration across the state’s higher education system.

Like the story of the birth of the Savior they celebrate, Christmas carols, including Silent Night and O Holy Night are a combination of fact and tradition. Because of his illegitimacy, Father Joseph Mohr who wrote the words to Silent Night had to petition the Pope for permission to enter the priesthood.