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Pake McEntire’s legendary 100-year-old table that has been a favorite gathering spot for a group of dedicated — if not addicted — Oh Hell card game players over the past couple of months. The ‘regulars’ include, from left, Carl McEntire, Johnny D. Ward, Debbie Ward, Pake McEntire, and Tommie James (behind the camera).
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Twenty years ago a close friend from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, showed me a card game called Oh Hell. When I came back home I showed it to some close friends, and Mama Jackie McEntire was the first one to get addicted to it.
Read moreCoalgate’s Annual Cleanup Day scheduled for Saturday, May 2, has been cancelled.
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted daily life around the world. In addition to temporarily closing many businesses and schools in Coal County, it has also halted field work to complete the 2020 United States Census. However, progress is still being made by phone and online.
Read moreCoal County woman facing multiple charges, including assault on police officer Charges were filed April 8 against Kristy Diane Franklin, 41, for felony battery/assault and battery on a police officer plus misdemeanor charges for assault and battery and resisting an officer on March 30.
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HOUSTON, TX—Fresh off his afternoon nap, presidential candidate Joe Biden gave a fiery, high-energy speech in Houston today, claiming to be the only candidate who could beat incumbent Ronald Reagan. “I am the only candidate who can unite the party to defeat Reagan,” he said to scattered applause. “When Super Thursday hits here in a few weeks, we can rally the 150 million Democrats here in the great country of Texas to vote for me, so we can get Reagan and his crony Dick Cheney off the Iron Throne there in the Imperial Senate. Go Hoosiers!”
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BEIJING—In a candid speech Tuesday, President Xi Jinping stated he was “pretty impressed” by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, specifically praising her totalitarian policies.
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