Opinion

By: Chris C. Nelson There’s an old saying that goes, “All small towns can’t stay small forever.” That seems inevitable for our humble village. Denmark started small and has remained th…

By: Chris Nelson I am confident saying that adventurous weather has a way of following me. It’s been that way my entire life. It’s probably just one reason I decided to pursue meteorol…

Are we close to losing our brick and mortar shops? By: Chris Nelson, Publisher and Owner K-Mart. Sears. Shopko. All stores with high volume and stellar reputations during the 1970s, 19…

By: Chris Nelson Local news is an important part of any community. Local television news brings another form of intimacy to each story. For the viewer, it’s a connection to a personali…

By: Chris Nelson My journey to becoming a meteorologist hasn’t been a straight path. Over the course of the years, I worked other jobs, but always found myself with my eyes to the sky.…

By: Chris Nelson Denmark News. Digital edition. What’s the buzz? Why does The Denmark News offer a digital subscription? There are a lot of reasons. The arrival of the internet and soc…

By: Chris Nelson I was 9 years old. I was about to enter the fifth grade. When I woke up that summer morning, I was among those in the extreme southern end of Brown County and northern…

By: Chris Nelson, Publisher Newspapers are not dying. Despite what you’ve heard. Despite what you’ve seen. Despite what you’ve read.  The real story here? The large newspaper companies…

August is Rudeneja By: Chris Nelson There’s the month of May. Then there’s August. The summer month of extremes in the weather world. In late spring, May has brought triple digit heat,…

“Toby, get out of the garbage. Don’t you snap at me! T is for Toby! It’s good enough for me!” Pets. Dogs. Man’s best friend. Unfortunately, despite the joy they bring us, our canine’s …