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Arkansas Abduction
Sadie Brooks hasn’t been back to Arkansas since she moved to Nashville 10 years ago. Now a country music superstar and returning for a Christmas country special with her nine-year-old daughter, Maddie, the last person she expects to see is Colton Hayes. The rough-and-tumble boy she went to high school with is now a special agent and commander of the Arkansas State Police tactical response unit, having completely turned his life around.
Speaker spreads awareness on sexual harassment prevention
Sep 12, 2025 wellsm@lopers.unk.edu This video is about a sexual harassment training for students. Jackson Katz speaks at UNK about sexual harassment and bystander prevention. Tags: Your donation will support the student journalists of University of Nebraska at Kearney . Your contribution will allow us to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs. About the Contributor
Ozarks Conspiracy
. (Arkansas Special Agents: Cyber Crime Division, Bk. 3). May 2025. 224p. ISBN 9781335457417. pap. $7.99. ROMANTIC SUSPENSE COPY ISBN Hannah Miller is having a bad week. One of her grandmother’s dearest friends passes away after a robbery, and then the Arkansas State Police Cyber Crime Division bursts into Hannah’s floral shop, ruining hundreds of dollars of flowers.
‘If You Disagree, Don’t Bother to Read the Rest of This Ad’
A poem illustrated by Savithri Velaga Jan 28, 2021 5 AM Tweet Share Illustration: Savithri Velaga Something rugged when you want to be gentle. Standing with my boobs out in Shelby park. What happened in the truck stays in the truck. Women like being caressed by Carhartt. Here’s something over thirty you can trust. You perspire like a man, don’t you? Fall asleep with your dick in a mouth. Protect yourself like a man with Mennen Speed Stick. A man-size deodorant. A fistful of it. One stroke daily.
It's a kind of magic *
I have a new project running around in my head. I don’t want to talk about it too much, because I’m not quite to the point of writing it. What if the kind of magic I have in my head doesn’t translate to the page? But I am excited about it. I’m just… waiting for that magic moment when I feel ready to start spinning the tale. Maybe this guy can help: In the meantime, work is coming along on TO MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE.
Monday Mayhem - Germination
In my last post, I talked about my burnout. In this one, I’d update you on my recovery, and what I have discovered. I may have mentioned it in my previous post, but I had a bit of an, “Ah-ha!” moment while watching Becca Syme’s QuitCast videos. Becca is a Gallup certified strengths coach, but she is also an author and a member of the Romance Writers of America. She started talking about burnout issues because most of the authors she speaks to started listing the same worries/concerns.
If you need me, I'll be in my blanket fort *
I won’t lie, it’s been a rough year (or two…okay, three) for me. I’ve been struggling with my writing for a while, and this year, I finally hit the wall. I’ve spent some time sulking and whining, and even more pretending everything is okay, this was just a phase, and I would get through it if I could just focus, manage my time better, buy 3-5 different planners, convert my bulletin board to a kanban, etc. But mostly, I’ve spent 2019 wondering if I am done.
Vacation...all I ever wanted *
We got away this weekend! My company took a long holiday weekend, so Fodder and I ran away to the river. We found an adorable AirBNB on the edge of the Buffalo National Forest just big enough for Fodder, me, and our master, Sally. Relaxing front porch We’d never taken Sally with us on a trip, so it was an experience for all of us. But look at this happy face: We had a lovey, relaxing weekend. Our little cabin in the woods was perfection.
Monday Mayhem - On Marriage
Later this week, the mister and I will celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary. Our marriage has finally reached the age of majority. As I am now the proud owner of a mature (giggle-snort) marriage, I thought I’d share a few random lessons I’ve learned along the way. Liking is every bit as important as loving. He may only hear about 23% of the things I say, but he always hears me bitching about not listening to me.
Monday Mayhem - I Kanban Do It!
A couple weeks ago, I re-purposed my bulletin board into a Kanban organizer. What was once nothing more than a collection of random reminders and goofy pictures is now a model of goal-setting organization…and goofy pictures. Actual goals and notes redacted for privacy purposes. What is Kanban? It’s a method of visual project management. It allows the user to track goals, progress, and monitor success rates all at a glance.
Monday Mayhem - Give it away, give it away, give it away now!
Are you on my mailing list? If so, you know I’ve done nothing but give it away this past week. I celebrated Julie Evelyn Joyce’s book, STEEPED IN LOVE, being named to the short list of finalists for the Kobo Emerging Authors prize by giving away a few copies of Steeped. Then, I celebrated those fabulous readers who actually open, read, and interact with my newsletter with a special Amazon gift card giveaway just for them! This could be you! Not on my mailing list?
Monday Mayhem - A Little Help from My Friends
I have to admit I have been struggling with the writing thing…and by struggling, I mean I haven’t been writing. The publishing world has been a little disheartening. I have a book on submission, which basically means I am waiting for someone to say yes or no. That’s one of the things people don’t know. The potential for rejection in his business never ends. The next contract is never a given, even when your books win critical acclaim, or have decent sales. Publishing is a business with a bottom line.
Monday Mayhem - Flowy me
Okay, so I’m trying to be more on task this month. One of the tools I’m using is a nifty bullet-list site/app called WorkFlowy that one of my Twitter pals turned me on to. It’s super simple and streamlined, but allows me to make lists and check things off. I’m using it for everything from a sort of writing brain-dump, a diary, a gratitude journal, and a running to-do list. Super simple, but a great way to keep up with things. I can use it on my desktop or mobile devices.
Maggie Wells, 71; service held
Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 10:49 am Maggie Wells, 71; service held 0 comments Maggie Lee McCausley Wells, 71, of Swansboro, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her home. Her service was held Sunday at the Wells Family Cemetery in Swansboro. She is survived by her daughters, Malissa Smith of Swansboro and April Janowsky of Hubert; son, Billy Ray Wells Jr. of Swansboro; and sister, Nancy McCausley of Hubert.
A Veteran's Day short story * Maggie Wells
Today, many offices are closed in observance of Veteran’s Day, so I thought I’d provide those lucky folks who get the day off a little reading material. Here’s a short story called SNAPSHOT that was published in the first episode of Fictionvale magazine. I never told anyone I was the girl in the picture. There wasn’t any point. The kiss didn’t mean anything at all. He was just a fella cast adrift in the big city at a time when everyone wanted to hold their loved ones close.
Back to School: The Case for majoring in English
Let me preface this by saying I’m an online instructor. Nearly every student I come in contact with is either a child development, information technology, criminal justice, business, nursing, or psych major. Occasionally we would get a liberal studies major intent on teaching elementary school. But in the realm of online majors, that’s pretty much it.
First round of The Voice competition is a winner
“Everybody has a song in their heart,” said Wayne Bauer, the master of ceremonies and co-organizer of the Voice of Plumas County Competition. The first round of the contest took place at the Main Street Sports Bar and Lounge in downtown Quincy on Saturday, June 30. On that late afternoon seven contestants participated in the first round of the competition, which will see a once-a-month audition from now till a Voice of Plumas winner is found in early December.
Sterling Sage anniversary Party brings out 70-plus visitors
Like most Saturdays in the summer months, Sterling Sage was bustling on June 23 — even more so given the store’s 20th anniversary celebration, which took place in the late afternoon, in the solid June heat. BBQ, drinks and 20 years of memories were shared at the event outside the store’s doors.
Stagecoach restored in time for parade
When you see the Hardgrave stagecoach rolling down Main Street in the 4th of July parade in Taylorsville, take a moment to appreciate how it got there. Three years ago in the fall of 2015, the coach was rolled out delicately from a spot of yard next to the Indian Valley Museum in Taylorsville to the old Indian Valley Creamery building where it remains for now. In the years in between, most parts of the coach have been restored and most of it has been repainted.
Crescent Mills kicks off market with Block Party
With all the newbies moving into Crescent Mills these days, Crescent Country owner Lisa Forcino decided something had to be done to welcome them. Her idea piggybacked on this year’s fair theme: “Welcome to the Neighborhood.” She decided to host a good old-fashioned block party June 9.
Balbiani competes for California in International Rodeo
Rosemary Balbiani is on a royal road. In May, she was crowned Miss California High School Rodeo (CHSR) for District 1, which covers the nine inland counties across northeastern California: Plumas, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity. Two weeks ago, Balbiani competed with eight CHSR queens from other districts across the state in horsemanship, oral and written skills, and appearance and modeling.
FRC drama instructor retires after 25 years
It’s the Sunday before opening night of “South Pacific.” A tech rehearsal. Tech rehearsals are notoriously long, hard, often over eight-hour days and nights of a rehearsal. Tempers get short. The setting of cues are relentless and tedious. Then there’s idle chatter that gets in the way from a bored cast that wants to eat or go home. A child actor wants to be heard.
Music teacher to retire after 42 years
Tomorrow night marks the end of an era. Jim Norman, beloved music teacher and band director of Greenville High School will be conducting his last Pops Concert before retiring. The long and winding road, as befits a music teacher. Jim Norman has taught at Greenville High School since 1976, the fall after his graduation from California State University Hayward where he majored in percussion performance and music education.
Monday Mayhem - Family
I spent a bit of time with the family this weekend, which means 9 hours up on Friday, and 9 hours back home on Sunday. We’ve added two more generations to this brood. The reason for the trip was a celebration of my nephew’s recent marriage. Therefore, we spent the weekend eating, drinking, and dancing like and with toddlers. My great nieces and nephews are super impressed with Aunt Moogie’s moves. I even got to meet a great-nephew and great-niece I had not seen yet.
Drones for cannabis?
Pro-cannabis business leaders and law enforcement watched and listened as an Orange County-based drone demonstrator discussed the merits of drone surveillance for cannabis crops May 21. While the demonstrator advocated for the use of drones to ensure crop health and for search and rescue use, the idea of drones becomes as controversial as the crop itself. Immediate questions come into play regarding the right to privacy and how specifically drones might be used. By the cannabis growers themselves?
Field trip is a dream come true
The look on Jacob Cook’s face was priceless. On Monday, May 14, some of Indian Valley Academy’s junior high students took an overnight trip to the Bay Area. The destination was a big surprise and a well-kept secret from Cook — a big fan of emerging technologies. Make that a huge fan. Cook has been known to inform just about anyone of his interest and admiration of Elon Musk, founder of TESLA. He has, what some consider, encyclopedic knowledge of the company and its products.
Yard sales are more a fine art than a hobby
Despite the cold spell, it really is that time of year when residents throw caution and time to the wind and decide to host a yard sale themselves. The rise of yard sale popularity comes at the same time as the rise of a trend called “Swedish Death Cleaning.” Many articles and books can be found on this subject, but essentially the idea is to keep only those things in your house that give you pleasure to look at or that you need to have for the house to function.
Museum begins season with a memorial
The Greenville Cy Hall Memorial Museum opened Saturday, May 5, to a busy weekend — mostly because of the preparations for the memorial to the museum’s most dedicated member, Jan Hall Thomas, whose father bears the museum’s name. On May 6, Thomas’ family from southern California came up to pay their respects to both Thomas and the museum that stands in downtown Greenville, and to meet the museum volunteers and board that often worked with her.
The trip of a lifetime lays the groundwork for more
It’s been only two weeks since this year’s Plumas County students made their way back to the county from the country of Uganda. For the majority of them a good deal has changed in a short period of time—and as two of them recount—their lives will never be the same.
Youth group learns empathy
The Greenville United Methodist Youth Group took its yearly service trip to the San Francisco Bay Area the weekend of April 13. The annual trip exposes Greenville youth to the problems of poverty and homelessness by putting them in direct contact with the human condition. They also have fun in the Bay Area. The six members hooked up with Tim and Dan Kim from the Contra Costa United Methodist Church in Walnut Creek and led a worship service at the “Love a Child” Mission in Bay Point near Concord.
Local photographer makes her own calendar
There are still quite a few months left of 2018, but local photographer Elaine Taddei is preparing for 2019 — with a calendar showcasing landscapes of Indian Valley. Each of the 12 images highlights a different perspective and a slightly different area of Indian Valley than what one gets driving through on the highway — all of them vibrant. Taddei clearly didn’t take a photograph on a cloudy overcast day.
Hanson’s Homemade here to stay
Ever since the giant “For Sale” sign went up on the fencing outside Hanson’s Homemade in Taylorsville last week, Lorraine Hanson’s customers have walked into the pie shop with crestfallen faces. Lorraine Hanson then has to assure them that her business is better than ever and she has no intention of not supplying Indian Valley with her pies any time soon. “Even if the building ever sells, I will keep going somewhere around here,” said Hanson.
Sterling Sage celebrates 20th anniversary
Head down Main Street toward Round Valley Lake on a bright spring morning and you’ll probably see Bink Huddleston sitting in a chair outside Sterling Sage. People strolling downtown are apt to sit in the chair or stand and chat with him awhile. He’ll tell some great old stories or share the latest of what’s going on downtown. Customers enter the shop, and come out with something nicely wrapped by Josh Huddleston. The father and son business is officially 20 years old this spring.
Biomass project ribbon cutting draws a crowd
This is only the beginning — a theme on the lips of many of the speakers at the ribbon cutting for the new biomass boiler project April 6.
Teaching Shakespeare in state prison
We find inspiration in surprising places. For me, the weekend of March 23 through 25 was life changing. Life-changing because I got to bare witness to transformations while in the midst of my own. I attended the Shakespeare in Prisons Conference put on by the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. The conference was peppered with teaching artists, like myself, who teach creative writing and theater classes in prisons. I’ll be teaching theater in prison this fall.
Greenville Museum focuses on logging for 2018 season
Walking into the Greenville Cy Hall Museum six weeks before opening for the season on a spring day has an air of excitement. The major exhibit is in the beginning stages of execution with the boards in the middle of the museum pinned with printouts of photos and outlines of where artifacts will go to explain the history of logging—from 1870 to present — in Indian Valley and Genesee.
Veterans services is a numbers game
If there was one thing to take away from the Veterans Collaborative meeting March 8, it was the continued emphasis on getting Plumas County vets to register with the Veterans Services Office in order to both receive services and be counted. The volunteer collaborative is off to a strong start with partnerships beginning with various agencies concerned about veteran welfare in the county.
Monday Mayhem - The Ides of Meh
Monday Mayhem – The Ides of Meh I don’t have a lot of positive things to say about this month so far, so I will focus instead on some of the pics from March 15 – the Ides of March – that made me LOL. I hope you enjoy them too! Cheesy? Yes, but any good Caesar salad is. CategoriesBlog TagsMe, Real Life
Students learn basics of babysitting
More kids in Indian Valley know how to take care of more kids in the valley. Five students from Greenville High School, Indian Valley Academy and the Greenville Learning Center completed the free eight-hour Red Cross babysitting class offered by the Indian Valley Youth Summit.
The little chess team that could
Jacob Cook, left, is formidable in the Feb. 14 chess tournament in Corning, earning one win and two draws. Photo submitted The little chess team that could Though only two players from Indian Valley were able to make the Valentine’s Day tournament Feb. 14 in Corning, the two represented well. Jacob Cook took one win and two draws. Connor McMillan scored 2 points with two wins and one loss.
Local ownership of the Taylorsville Hall under threat
Just as locals were getting used to the Taylorsville Historic Hall’s new name (it had been the Indian Valley Grange for decades), there’s a move on the horizon for different plans. The National Grange organization is seeking control of its former properties — mostly in California — that broke off earlier in the decade. It’s a case of local ownership and control of real estate versus built and paid for locally versus the national association it was once affiliated with.
First annual Plumas Fest trade show highlights cannabis moratorium issues
As the invited trade show guests went around the table at Anna’s Café on Sunday evening, Feb. 11, one might have had the feeling that these introductions weren’t all that different than something that might have taken place during the Gold Rush on the same corner of Main Street.
A Valentine for children and lovers
Why is the measure of love loss? So begins one of my favorite late 20th century British postmodern novels, “Written on the Body” by Jeanette Winterson. When I thought about writing a column on “love” for Valentine’s Day, it was the first quote that popped into my head. I am, actually, quite the romantic.
Quincy High student heads to Poetry Out Loud in Sacramento
While the streets were empty on Sunday, Feb. 4, as much of Plumas County prepared for Super Bowl parties, a few brave and thoughtful souls prepared to recite and discuss poetry instead. Plumas Arts Gallery hosted the second annual Poetry Out Loud competition for high school students in Plumas County.
Uganda trip preparation gets underway - Plumas News
Nearly a dozen Plumas County students and their few adult chaperones are about to embark on the trip of a lifetime. They’ll of course need funding to get there, so for the next couple of months, eight students from Indian Valley Academy, Quincy High School and Chester High School will be at many events and outside Safeway and Evergreen Market trying to garner support for their trip and projects in Uganda.
Indian Valley Fire gets new chief - Plumas News
Tony Balbiani loves what he does for a living and it shows immediately with a smile on his face. At 39, he’s been a fire fighter nearly all of his adult life and he couldn’t imagine doing anything else — except maybe becoming fire chief. As of Jan. 1, Balbiani has been the Indian Valley Fire Department’s new chief. “Tony is already doing a fantastic job,” said Indian Valley Community Services District General Manager Chris Gallagher.
‘One to One’ computer initiative launched at GHS - Plumas News
Greenville High School became the first in the district to pilot the One to One program Jan. 24. While not mandatory, students and their families have the opportunity to check out laptops for home use to get them better acquainted with technology. According to the PUSD tech coordinator, Julian Wells, the rollout went smoothly for parents and students. “Our goals for this program are twofold: 1) increase student engagement, and 2) personalize learning.
Are there wolves in Indian Valley? - Plumas News
Nothing makes neighbors more excited or anxious than a wild animal sighting on their property in Indian Valley. In the past few weeks, residents have been talking outside the post offices and markets and online on social media about their wolf sightings. Sometimes the information can be misleading —you read of a wolf kill and you think it’s next door when it’s in Oregon or another state.
Rising stars of romance
It’s February—time for chocolates, hearts, flowers and romances! Our Valentine’s Day gift to you is a trio of books by rising stars. If you love the popular television series “Victoria,” you’re certain to enjoy Never Dare A Wicked Earl. Twice a finalist for the coveted Golden Heart Award from Romance Writers of America, Renee Ann Miller makes her historical romance debut with the first in her Infamous Lords series. Widower Hayden Milton, Earl of Westfield, has an infamous reputation.
Monday Mayhem - The calm
It’s the calm before the storm. At least, I’m trying to remain calm. The next three months are going to be a doozy. I’ve been so focused on LOVE GAME, it’s easy to forget that EASY BAKE LOVIN’ (March 6) and PLAY FOR KEEPS (April 3) are following close behind. How can you help? #1 Buy the book. I know that sounds trite, but it’s true. Publishing is a business, and if these books don’t sell, my publishers have no reason to publish additional titles from me.
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