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Mt. Lebanon’s John Mackin got his first taste of bluegrass music as a young boy in the mid-1950s. Mackin, 74, recalled listening to two women sing “Foggy River” as a man accompanied them on fiddle inside a barn on a Monroeville farm. The farm is long gone, having given way

Married musicians play concert featuring their bluegrass best.

Dr. Gary Joiner, Professor of History at LSU Shreveport, calls Little Union Baptist Church, in the 1800 block of Milam Street, "the epicenter of the Civil Rights struggle in Shreveport." C. O. Simpkins was in the process of transporting activists from the conference when police pulled over his station wagon. He was arrested, as was Reverend Ralph Abernathy (President of the Montgomery Improvement Association), Guy Carawan (Music director at the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee), and...

As the year 2023 comes to a close, here’s a look back on a year of news that appeared in the pages of the Ottumwa Courier. These headlines were curated

Just off the lobby of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is the “picking room” — a cozy, glass-enclosed corner where visitors ar

As the year 2023 comes to a close, here’s a look back on a year of news that appeared in the pages of the Ottumwa Courier. These headlines were curated

ERIC EDWARD CRONE On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, after a three-year battle with Alzheimer's disease and vascular...

Documents obtained by KTVO show that one of the Ottumwa firefighters terminated by the City for alleged misconduct has appealed and will appear before the City’

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Packing for tropical destinations can be tricky as the wrong outfit could leave you feeling out of place throughout the trip. Fortunately, that won’t be...

OTTUMWA — Due to the release of three firefighters that has short-staffed the Ottumwa Fire Department, the City of Ottumwa will look for approval to switch personnel and job titles