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About the time garden produce is ready and the farmers market opens, I get questions on the difference between organic and natural produce. With the opening of the Wichita Falls Farmers Market at Eighth and Ohio this week, those questions ...

It's been a while since we've had a total solar eclipse, but on Sunday evening we'll have partial eclipse.

WASHINGTON —The orders were coming fast, furious and conflicting. "Make a legal U-turn."

Today in the U.S., children are less likely than their parents to graduate with a high school diploma, a phenomenon not shared by any other developed country in the world.

The local multicounty annual Wheat Field Day will be held Thursday at the Syngenta Cereals Breeding facility in Lockett. Registration will begin at 9 a.m.

I get teary watching Hallmark commercials. The ones this past weekend were about moms. One commercial so intrigued me, I had to find it online and kept watching it over and over. It was a collage of moms sayings things ...

Each year about this time, I get questions on the pecan nut casebearer (PNC). The pecan nut casebearer is one of the most important nut-infesting insect pests of pecans. Casebearer larvae tunnel into nutlets shortly after pollination, often destroying all ...

Unfortunately, the evening constellations of spring are not known for their flashiness. It's still worth staying up a little late for a night of stargazing, though. Three planets — Venus, Mars, and Saturn are stretched across the sky.

I had the privilege of attending a funeral service a few months ago for a man who was very involved in our community. A couple of his golfing buddies gave a special eulogy before the minister went to the pulpit.

WASHINGTON — If you were new in town and looking to put down roots, you probably wouldn't head to a neighborhood battered by addiction, poverty and hopelessness.

On Tuesday, USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford released a statement that read: "As part of our targeted surveillance system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the nation's fourth case of ...

This is your absolute last chance to see what's left of the brilliant winter constellations in the Wichita Falls sky. They're just about crashed in the low western sky, not to be seen again in the evening until late next ...

WASHINGTON —"Big Rich Texas" doesn't make it look fun to be rolling in money.

How many volunteer jobs have you had in your life? I have the privilege this month to present to a group on "Importance of Volunteerism." I'll get a head start on the presentation by putting some thoughts into this column.

Over the past couple of weeks we have been invaded by cutworms. Gardeners from all parts of the county have seen plants stripped, tree leaves damaged and carports and patios littered with the critters.