While the National Weather Service is forecasting the development of a La Niña weather pattern for this winter, below-normal precipitation has already begun. While spring saw an abundance of precipitation, the fall season has been abnormally dry. Although a few sprinkles occurred early Friday morning, Oct. 20, total rainfall since July 1 has barely exceeded…

May temperatures have been slightly below average and precipitation remains strong. Through this past weekend, rainfall is approaching two-thirds of the long-term average rainfall for the month. The possibility of rain is in the forecast for Thursday and Friday as well as cooler temperatures. Through Saturday, May 11, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station…

Many of our readers — particularly older readers like me — tell us they want to read a “real” ink-on-paper newspaper they can turn the pages of rather than an online version. Well, we have to tell you, the luxury of a continued ink-on-paper issue is costing the Town Crier more than $60,000 a year…

By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers Of course, anyone may become a Town Crier Member at any time in the future, and we hope you do, if you haven’t already. But those who become Members in our very first Membership year — i.e., up until and including Aug. 31, 2018, that’s Friday of this week…