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Recently, hand washing has become a much-publicized defense against coronavirus and soap is the weapon of choice. Perhaps you can still hear your mother's voice as you walked through the kitchen door, sat down to a meal or came out of the bathroom, "Did you wash your hands?" Have you ever wondered how soap combats germs and dirt or why it works so well? Soap can be traced back to around 2800 B.C. Archeologists discovered Babylonian clay tablets inscribed with a soap recipe. The Bible records...

Wildflour Grocer, in O'Neill, celebrated its second anniversary and vendor appreciation, Saturday. The year-long farmer's market features locally produced vegetables, meats, dairy, Nebraska-made items and value-added products. Items from the store's commercial kitchen include breads, muffins, ice cream and soups. New vendors and more items are added on a regular basis....

Seven members of Clearwater American Legion Post #267 Auxiliary Are honored for years of continuous service. Attending the Oct. 9 afternoon program were Bobbie Patras, 55 years; Carolyn Jaeke, 54 years; Norma Hoffman, 68 years; Rena Wattles, 61 years and, Elsie Wolfe, 67 year; Maxine Minerich, 61 years and Arlene Mathers, 54 years. The Clearwater Auxiliary was founded Jan. 31, 1949....

Sometimes, life sends you on a single journey, and other times, the path resembles a slip knot: a loop here, another there, an endless spiral of thread that pretzels together, forming a solid knot. Cosetta Laws knows a bit about slip knots. On YouTube, she hosts the popular Setta's Place, where crochet is interspersed with remnants of wisdom and love. Laws visited Clearwater recently, as she weaves her way from her former Virginia home, en route to Alaska, where she will renew Haven of Grace, a...

Elizabeth Odell, of Clearwater, joins the Summerland Advocate Messenger staff as advertising sales manager. Publisher LuAnn Schindler said Odell will work with area businesses to fine-tune advertising and branding messages worth sharing with customers. "Elizabeth has an eye for detail and cares about our communities. That will be a strong asset as she works with businesses to meet their advertising needs," Schindler said. Since the newspaper's inception, staff members have shared some snippets...