By: Jordan Twiss As we gather with family, friends, and loved ones for the Christmas season and look forward to another new year, it’s hard to ignore the storm clouds looming over the holiday cheer.
Read MoreTrump tariff tantrums torpedo ag trade
By: Calvin Daniels Trade tends to work best when left alone so that the realities of supply and demand can take over.
Read MoreLooking back at the best from 2025: Part 1
By: Bruce Penton The best quips, quotes and anecdotes from January through June, 2025 (Part 1):
Read MoreMelvin Clair Coleman
Gerald Shannely Davidson
Terry Gunderson
December 18, 2025
Shellbrook Elementary hosts Christmas concert
By: Jordan Twiss The holiday season is a time of many long-standing community traditions in Shellbrook. For Shellbrook Elementary School’s students, there’s no surer sign of the season than its annual Christmas Concert.
Read MorePolitical games sow fear and division
By: Jordan Twiss Much like fencing or chess, politics is often as much about gamesmanship as it is about the act of governing.
Read MoreWheat research could be game changer
By: Calvin Daniels Some might call it the ‘holy grail’ of Prairie agriculture.Now, whether plant researchers cracking the mystery to finally breed a nitrogen fixing wheat is really that significant will be a discussion for ag historians a decade or two after it happens. But if such varieties are created it will significantly change farming.
Read More