Due to the pandemic, Halloween will be different this year. Conway Parks and Rec is having a party in a tent instead of inside a gym, and Rec Director John Eastman has made several recommendations on staying safe on Hallow’s Eve. They include trick-or-treating in your own neighborhood, trave…

There were 76 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001?”

Like John Lennon’s murder or the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the Sept. 11 terror attack in 2001 is one of those events that we all remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we first learned of them. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, then New Hampshire’s governor, said she …

There were 63 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Will you be voting in person for the primary or did you use an absentee ballot, and why?” The majority of responses, with 49, were in favor of voting in person. There were 12 responses for voting absentee, one for neither and one no…

Tuesday, Sept. 8, is Primary Day, with state, local and congressional races on both Democratic and Republican ballots. While towns and cities are required to provide in-person polling, thousands of voters have requested absentee ballots in the county, as anyone for any reason may use one thi…

There were 51 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Do you think Kennett High should play football this fall?” There was a lot of support for allowing football to be played with 35 responding yes while only 12 responded no and four didn't answer either way.

Conway School Board Chair Joe Lentini recently said allowing football to be played this fall will not set a good example amid the coronavirus. “How can you show me that you can play football and not have any contact?” Lentini asked at Monday’s meeting of the school board. Fellow board member…

There were 21 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Do you think the Conway School Board should have authorized testing ionizers for use in local schools?” The responses were nearly unanimously no with only two people saying yes.

Despite a recommendation by its facilities committee to spend about $27,000 on four ionization units — touted by Siemens Engineering as reducing the spread of airborne contaminants, including COVID-19 — to test for use at local schools, the Conway School Board voted 4-2 not to buy the units,…

There were 60 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Do you think picking Kamala Harris to be his running mate was a good choice by Joe Biden?” There were 20 yes responses, 23 nos and 17 that didn’t think it mattered either way or didn't directly answer the question.

This week, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden chose U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to be his running mate. Biden had promised to pick a female running mate, and there was wide speculation as to who it would be. Harris, 55, ran for president last year and becomes the fi…

There were 27 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Do you think high school sports should start practice on Sept. 8 and play interscholastically this fall?” There were 15 yes responses, 11 no responses, and one response didn’t answer the question.

On Thursday, the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association announced it had approved all fall sports (including football, soccer, field hockey, and volleyball) to play competitively for the 2020-21 school year. Teams will be allowed to begin practice on Sept. 8.; however, the NHIAA …

There were 34 responses to this week's Tele-Talk question, "What should the county do with the old Mountain View Nursing Home?" The most popular responses were homeless shelter, veterans housing or affordable housing.