Opinion

By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher My mom always reminds me she wished she sent me to Catholic school. I’m sure she has her reasons, but I think it’s because of all the headaches I caused …

By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher When was the last time you shopped at the stores lining your community’s Main Street? From the Mom and Pop shops to the quaint boutiques to the businesse…

By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher Let me explain what it is. Actually, I’ll let ChatGPT tell you what it is: ChatGPT is a large language model trained by OpenAI that can generate human-li…

The teachers we have when we are children can, and often do, have a huge impact on our future lives. I was fortunate enough to have five amazing teachers for my five years of grade sch…

By: Chris C. Nelson (Photos courtesy of the NFL) I believe the United States is not only the greatest country on Earth, but the greatest civilization ever formed in the history of mank…

By: Alex Sekora The Maribel Caves Hotel was built in 1900 by Charles Steinbrecker, an Austrian immigrant, who modeled the hotel on resorts from his home country. The hotel was even bui…

By: Alex Sekora Soon after the village of Denmark was incorporated, the community began moving toward having electricity come to the village. At that time, electricity was in its infan…

By: Chris Nelson "Love is the greatest gift that one generation can leave to another.” — Richard Garnett No one is really ever ready to lose a Grandparent. It’s always in the back of y…

By: Alex Sekora Since the early days of the Denmark area, dairy has been a major industry. Cheese factories were numerous throughout the countryside, and many dairy farms sprung up thr…

By: Chris Nelson The last 20-25 years have brought population growth to our Wisconsin village. In the 1980s the Denmark census showed just under 1500 residents. Today, we are right aro…

By: Chris Nelson Planet Earth is never boring. There’s a unique beauty to every part of the world. The changing seasons are particularly powerful for those of us in the Midwest. Our cu…

My latest tornado chase in spring 2022. By: Chris Nelson Storm chasing is a natural fit for me. The older I get the bolder I become. It’s who I am as a human. It’s what has driven me t…

By: Chris Nelson I may have finally reached the age where I feel it’s necessary to give advice. This particular story is probably spun from nostalgia. This time of the year is one of m…

By: Chris Nelson 'Lead Forecaster in the world says warming Earth leading to changes to traditional weather patterns' Weather is weird.  The climate is going through a noticeable chang…

By: Chris Nelson It was January 2011.  The Packers had just won the Super Bowl for the first time in 14 years.  Soon the story turned to the weather, as it always does when an incoming…

By: Alex Sekora After several failed business ventures, a 35 year old John Bartelme made his way to the then “Far West” of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Bartelme was born in France, but his p…