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In 2012, Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas introduced the radical “Kansas Experiment” in which state business taxes were eliminated and individual income taxes were slashed to the bone.

By DAVID ALLEN

Dublin’s and Francestown’s efforts to withdraw from the ConVal School District failed Tuesday.

Are you happy daylight saving time is coming? I am never sure this early in the year.

I always keep miso paste in our refrigerator. It’s a great ingredient for vegan cooks to have on hand, because it adds great flavor to dishes and has many health benefits.

The Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will host a needle felting workshop on Saturday, March 8, from noon to 3:30 p.m. in the Daniels Room. Participants will create a red eft or green spring leaves in this beginner-friendly class led by local artist Marianne Adams.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Michele Steckler of Hancock calls herself “one the luckiest people in the whole world.”

By ASHLEY SAARI

Residents of Hancock heard from candidates for various town offices, including the contested Select Board race, during a forum Sunday at the Hancock Library.

Assumption University freshman Sophia Lake of Hancock, a ConVal High School graduate, won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:06.16 during the recent Northeast-10 Conference Swimming and Diving Championship.

First Congregational Church of Hancock, 47 Main St., Hancock, will host progressive-acoustic string band High Horse for Music on Norway Pond Sunday, March 2, at 4 p.m.

Conditions were perfect for Avenue A’s Friday afternoon middle school sledding party at Norway Pond in Hancock. 

The images and scope of damage from the Los Angeles wildfires are beyond my imagination. I know there is emotional pain along with the devastation. I also know that we, so far away, can help. I believe both we individually and as a nation should be kind, should show mercy, should help when ruin strikes.

I am watching the snow rise like steam off the pond. This is a day of wind gusts nearing 50 mph, and the effect is to make the pond seem like a cauldron covered in frothy, white foam that flares off the surface.

It's a brisk morning in early March and you've just arrived at your favorite lake. Heater set to high, seats roasting, and warm beverage in hand, you take a moment to appreciate the landscape.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Sheer chance led Tod and Jaylon Von Mertens from one of the oldest houses in Hancock to one of the newest, and from the stream valley along Middle Hancock Road to the very top of Prospect Hill.

By DAVID ALLEN

Hancock residents heard a very clear view from ConVal School Board Chair Richard Dunning Monday on a petition warrant article proposing to cap the district’s budget.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Hancock author Paul Hertneky will be the featured writer at the Monadnock Writers’ Group monthly meeting on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the 1833 Room at Peterborough Town Library.

As the sun broke through Jan. 20, over 120 community members gathered at Reynolds Hall, All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Peterborough, to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Hancock Conversations on Race Group thanks all who participated, commemorating King’s call to justice and the “beloved community.” 

By DAVID ALLEN

Recreation met repurposing at Hancock’s Winter Frolic on Saturday, as families gathered behind the Meeting House on homemade sleds made of cardboard.

World problems can certainly seem overwhelming, including the health of our planet. The United Nations Act Now webpage states: “Today, our food systems generate one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, higher than the global aviation sector. … Animal-based diets have a high impact on our planet. Population growth and an increasing demand for meat and dairy results in the need to clear land and deforestation in order to make room for animal farms and growing animal feed. This results in loss of biodiversity, greater strain on resources like water and energy, among other adverse impacts.”

I fell through a thin patch of ice close to shore that must have been healing over after a beaver punched an exit.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A group of New Hampshire senators wants to tighten rules around cellphone use in schools.