It startled me to slam on my brakes as fast as I could. Looming larger than life next to my car window appeared a small doe, darting out of nowhere as they’re prone to do. Before I had a half-second to even think, she thumped-thumped against the passenger door behind me and limped off the highway, thankfully before any other car hit her.

Now that fall is getting closer, warm suppers are sounding more and more appealing.

Homemade pizza is one of my new favorites suppers to throw together. When I was younger, I was not the biggest fan of homemade pizza, but this recipe has made me change my mind.

Most wildlife experts and sportsmen agree the best way to protect a species is to make it a game animal. State biologists will analyze the species, conduct various population estimates and set hunting limits to ensure that species doesn’t drop below a certain level. Although non-game species in general are protected from hunting (such as songbirds), their numbers are not as closely monitored.

Aspen Brunner was just 16 years old when she started a sourdough baking business.

When you’re 16 and home-schooled, some of your time is flexible, Brunner said. She used that flexibility to start her home-based micro bakery, The Rustic Oven. She started baking sourdough bread in her mother’s kitchen in Cecil, using her great-grandmother’s Hoosier cabinet.

A store specializing in hand-crafted beef jerky, homemade sausage and hand-cut steaks has opened in the Town of Stiles.

Wisco Meats opened a retail store in the plaza next to the A&W restaurant in Stiles, 5068 U.S. Highway 141, offering a wide selection of premium meats, homemade sausage and beef jerky. The store is an offshoot of the Wisco Meats’ jerky-making shop and wild game processing facility in Coleman.

Dr. George E. Fay was an academic with a passion for anthropology. By the time of his passing at the age of 87 in 2015, he had amassed a collection of papers and artifacts that his descendants are still sorting through.