Eugene Pfeifer (center) receives a special World War II veteran recognition medal from Gov. Jim Pillen with Pfeifer’s granddaughter, Laura Pulscher, who is in the Air Force in the Space Force branch.

Ray Curtis was born on Feb. 11, 1917, about two months before the United States entered World War I and a year before what ...

The loss of Stephen “twitch” Boss, who passed away in 2022, left a hole not just in the hearts of his fans but in the very core of his family.

This year, the world's biggest happiness study will see 30,000 volunteers try different joy-boosting activities, to find out ...

CARNIVAL Walker Township’s Parks & Rec Board is holding their first Winter Carnival at the Walker Township Park tomorrow, Feb. 22, from noon to 3 p.m. Come out to enjoy some fun activities that will ...

Our new Board members are Presidents: Connie Kotke and Pam Young ... The free lunch was won by Reba Johnson. Happy January Birthday goes to Carolyn McLean, Donna McPherson, Linda Watkins, and ...

The two-time Oscar winner is 36 years older than the former martial arts instructor, but they've been going strong ever since ...

Good morning and happy Tuesday. It’s a gray one today, with afternoon temps lingering in the mid-30s. But the real story ...

Sure enough, the two had to elope and chose Halas’ birthday, Feb. 2, for their marriage date. “He wasn’t very happy about that,” Virginia ... she asked Payton’s widow, Connie, for permission to name ...

This story is an updated version of a story that was published four years ago in the Leader’s sister publication, Zest, when Charlie and Harriet Thor celebrated their ...

NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF APRIL 30, 2009 In the past 150 years, Meeker County has developed from sort of a Wild West to a chain of thriving smaller communities. Among the pioneers of ...