LANSING — The Library of Michigan announced the 2026 Michigan Notable Books list, honoring a diverse collection of works that highlight the state’s vibrant literary landscape and the voices shaping its cultural narrative. Each year, the Michigan Notable Books list features 20 books ...

By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News Monday morning for the Golden K seniors is a special time. Getting together and sharing their week-end activities brings lively conversation into the day. As chairperson Judy Sielaff rings the bell for the opening ceremonies, the club members rise to the ...

Dear Readers, Valentine’s Day has a funny way of making people take attendance of who remembered the holiday, who didn’t, who has plans, who pretends they do, who smiles at the grocery store display of roses and who speeds past it like it might ask a personal question. If today feels ...

Feb. 14, 2026 Liam Miller, 13, PIX Niagara, Wis. Charlie Tomlanovich, Norway Feb. 15, 2026 Dawson Lincoln, Niagara, Wis. Feb. 16, 2026 Jerry Drake, 91, Iron Mountain Lois Kidd, Pembine, Wis.

Dear Heloise: I live in one of the last houses on my street that still receives a daily newspaper, and I always enjoy reading your column in the Orange County Register. Even though we hardly ever get rain where I live, the newspaper arrives every day wrapped in a blue plastic bag. I used to ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — I recently stumbled across the following quotation on the Internet: “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” This is a quotation from Martin Buber, a prominent German Jewish philosopher, educator and political activist in the first half of ...