Throughout the war a constant stream of letters to the editor flowed into the paper. It could be thanks from troops for sending copies of the paper or parcels of ‘comforts’; letters urging people to help support the wounded, urging women to join up for war work or munitions; advice for farmers and fishermen or just a good old grumble.
The work taking place on building an improved road to the Kinlochleven smelter, vital for armaments, was considered an outrageous blot on the Highland landscape by many.
In the latter stages of the war the sheer number of dead and wounded overwhelmed the system and many people were left for months and years not knowing whether loved ones were dead or alive or where bodies might have been buried.