Trent Loos

Christmas trees (Journal stock photo by Lacey Newlin)
Holidays, Loos Tales, Opinion

Christmas tree: Real or artificial

As I sit here looking at our 2025 Christmas tree, I thought it might be interesting to dig into the history of the tradition. Read More

Grateful multigeneration family holding hands while praying at dining table on Thanksgiving. (iStock │ #1727472895 - Drazen Zigic)
Holidays, Loos Tales, Opinion

All about food and family

Warning tick infested area sign in a grassy field. (Adobe Stock │ #690377558 - Yuriy T)
Disease, Loos Tales, Opinion

Seeking source of AGS funding



Farmer and his son in front of a sunset agricultural landscape. (Adobe Stock │ #530362856 - Acronym)

Step up to manhood

Tree logs and stumps with bark lie stacked in a forest after being cut. (Adobe Stock │ #525593214 - Marija Crow)

Cry TIMBER at the top of your lungs

Beef on a grill. (Adobe Stock │ #251550619 - Volodymyr Shcherbak)

The Argentina beef

Working Cowboy. (Adobe Stock │ #310079366 - Terri Cage)

Trump working magic alright

Horseman galloping with wild horses. (iStock │ #2217704569 - Tamer ALKIS)

Men be watchful

Elderly care. (Adobe Stock │ #159451584 - Imagepocket)

Watching loved ones fade away

Macro Shot with Augmented Reality: IT Administrator Plugs in RJ45 Internet Connector into LAN Router Switch. Cables with Virtual Graphichs Showing Data Transfer. (Photo: iStock - gorodenkoff)

Digging a hole or finding truth both require work

(At left) Don Haupts visits with High Plains Journal columnist Trent Loos, who was an open class judge. (Courtesy photo.)

The prototype for a perfect fair