OSAGE — The old-fashioned, handcrafted sock monkey dolls made with the original Rockford Red Heel socks from Fox River Mills have become a favorite piece of “Americana” over the years. Now, the Osage ...

For Diera White, making sock monkeys for children at the Jackson Interfaith Shelter and Allegiance Health’s Pediatrics Unit felt good — but also hurt. “It’s easy,” said White, 16, a junior at Jackson ...