Sheldon Mail News Today

Perhaps the greatest reason so many large-city metro newspapers are failing is the lack on the part of management to provide sufficient local content.

At the start of the 20th century, the frontier had almost vanished. Indian wars rarely happened. The whole country was almost settled. Communication had improved. Travel had been enhanced. Housing

One afternoon last week, I was sitting outside when I saw several grasshoppers hopping on my patio. That reminded me of the grasshopper plague that invaded N’West Iowa. So, I

Thomas O’Donnell emigrated from Ireland to Virginia and applied for his American citizenship on May 22, 1838. He married Brigit Kennedy, an Irish girl. Thomas and Bridget raised three boys:

I have had several requests to write a story for The Sheldon Mail-Sun about Maud Straw.

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CHAPTER 15 - Growing our roots

CHAPTER 13 - Competition

CHAPTER 10 - The 1970s

Col. L.B. Raymond of Cherokee established the first edition of The Sheldon Mail in Jan. 1, 1873, which was his second newspaper venture in O’Brien County.