Former Masonic Temple on State Street on the auction block, but owner hopes to save it (The Republican)

SPRINGFIELD - The church group that bought the ornate former Masonic Temple Building on State Street in 2007 needs to come up with $690,000 Jan. 16 to save the building from a foreclosure auction.

Historical society acquires iconic photo (North Platte Telegraph)

OMAHA (AP) - The oldest known surviving photograph of the iconic Chimney Rock in western Nebraska has been found, of all places, on the Internet auction site eBay.

Gorge-Us: Nayland Blake retrospective will include the artist being force fed by the audience (New York Press)

This week, I ask the burning question: “Can anybody really explain Nayland Blake’s art?” Admittedly, conceptual artists are often of an elusive nature. There is a fine line between intent and execution. There must be both. That’s where I have a problem with Blake’s works.

News and Features for Lake Isabella, California (Kern Valley Sun)

A variety of holiday fund-raisers happened around the valley this past Saturday, Dec. 6. The Eagles Aerie in Mt. Mesa hosted their Peddlers’ Faire, a Christmas Craft Bazaar was held at the Moose Lodge in Lake Isabella, and the Kern River Valley Woman’s Club Holiday Spectacular took place at Mountain View Baptist Church in Lake Isabella.

An image with historical magnitude (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)

This photo provided by the Nebraska State Historical Society shows an image of Chimney Rock captured in July 1866 by Charles Savage. The oldest known surviving photograph of Chimney Rock in western Nebraska wasrecently purchased by the Nebraska State Historical Society on eBay for $342.

THE LIST: 'New' exhibit ... Monster Trucks ... James Otto ... etc. (Grand Forks Herald)

?? NDMOA events - Exhibits and more: "Animals: Them and Us" and "Vivienne Morgan: A Sense of Place," exhibits at North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, will continue through Jan. 12. Concert: Stefan Hussong, accordion, and Mike Svoboda, trombone, will play repertoire from Baroque to contemporary at a 2 p.m. Jan. 25 concert at NDMOA. Silent Auction and Benefit: NDMOA will open the Silent Art ...