Last week I decided to take advantage of the two hours of daylight left when I got off work — especially as pretty soon there won’t be any daylight left when most of us get off work — and went searching for a place to hike.

An interactive graph has been making the rounds of Facebook the past couple of days from Unacast, which is tracking how people are keeping a social distancing based on the amount of travel has decreased compared with the number of confirmed cases.

At a meeting of the Lake County Commissioners on Tuesday, Feb. 18, Lake County Commissioner Mark Albertson raised an interesting point when members of the Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council (LCUWC) were talking about all the different projects throughout the county; and that was marketin…

I guess I’m just a sort of gregarious type of person, as my friendships are across all the aisles. But I must admit, that in order to maintain all these very wonderful and fulfilling relationships I have to tread carefully when it comes to taxes and politics. It’s not that I’m halfhearted ab…

When I initially moved to Lakeview back in early October 2019, many local people told me about how the winters can be, and being from a climate that didn’t get snow, how it would be an adjustment for me, all I can say is I am happy with the fairly mild winter I am experiencing so far in Lakeview.

After Lake County Commissioner Brad Winters announced that he would not seek re-election in November, I had a chance to interview him about his career as Commissioner and talk about a topic that has been a passion -- One Oregon.

I have already done this – I already made my goodbyes, several times in fact.

As we enter a new year we are also entering another Presidential election cycle as the primaries come thick and fast and before we know it is November. I think it is time we all find a dose of civility during this election season compared to the last couple of times.

Christmas time is a special time for many people for many different reasons. I feel it is important that we celebrate Christmas in our own way, and there is no way that is better than the next.

I am not sure who is the booking agent for Santa Claus, but the big guy sure stays busy this time of year!

With the arrival of winter’s first major snowstorm, and with more likely to come, winter driving has officially come to the area; time to drive carefully and slowly.

I recognize the importance that Christmas has for most – economically, emotionally, spiritually – but if I may bah-humbug for a minute, may I say that the holiday’s reach has gone too far?

It is that time of year again -- Thanksgiving.

All of Lake County has a major issue that is both a health hazard and a blight on ongoing efforts to enhance rural tourism – a culture of complacency when it comes to proper care of pets.

Dark skies of Lake, Harney, and Malheur Counties are an untapped resource.