The stories of the first settlers in the White River Valley remind us how often we take modern-day roads for granted. Most of us can’t fathom traveling such long distances by horseback or wagon, much less count on the unpaved roads in all weather. Many of the old-timers recount childhood[Read More…]

In case you didn’t catch it in last week’s paper, it is no longer politically correct (and we are all about being politically correct, if you believe some of our letters to the editor), to refer to Meeker’s claim to historic fame as the “Meeker Massacre.”