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Former Husker looks to beat the odds in pro baseball
Nebraska News Service As Pat Mooney walked around the dugout, he overheard Kyle Kubat. “Never have and never will,” Kubat muttered. Kubat was pitching in the Nebraska Class A American Division State Legion baseball championship against Papillion La...
Youth are changing the Greater Nebraska narrative
The 2020 census is an important tool for understanding population trends and demographic shifts in our greater Nebraska hometowns, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. Articles lamenting the s...
Uptick in COVID cases reported
North Central District Health Department has been made aware of 59 new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on Aug. 16. Case count update as of 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23,...
Walk-in appointments available at vaccine clinics
North Central District Health Department has set times for walk-ins during vaccination clinics. Individuals who already have a scheduled appointment time should arrive at that time. Clinics will...
Health department announces vaccine clinic dates
North Central District Health Department personnel have announced walk-in clinic dates and times at sites throughout the district. NCDHD will now require insurance card information prior to administering a COVID-19 vaccine. A photocopy of the front...
Health department announces vaccine clinic dates
North Central District Health Department personnel have announced walk-in clinic dates and times at sites throughout the district. NCDHD will now require insurance card information prior to...
State revenue growth estimated at 3 percent
The Appropriations Committee advanced their finalized recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 biennial budget to the full Legislature. First-round debate took place this past week and all bills were advanced unanimously except LB383,...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
How do you measure a year? According to “Seasons of Love,” from the Broadway hit “Rent,” in 525,600 minutes, you measure life “in daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee, in inches, i...
Remarks from Mark
I’ve got a spring in my step because the time of year has arrived for college basketball’s big dance. There was plenty of March mayhem during the early rounds of the 2021 NCAA Division I men’s tourn...
Summerland speechsters qualify for state contest
Three students will represent the Summerland speech team at the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Speech Contest, Friday, March 19, in Kearney. Kyra Nilson, Emily Nordby and Adrienne P...
Let government know who's boss
Ken Paulson Director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to...
Governor gives green light to new DHMs
Nebraska is in the green, at least when it comes to directed health measures. Governor Pete Ricketts announced Jan. 29 the state would transition from the blue to green phase, effective Jan. 30. The...
Vaccine sign-up opens statewide
An online portal where Nebraskans may register for the coronavirus vaccination debuted recently. During a Monday press conference, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced the website launch for vaccinate.nebrask...
Remarks from Mark
I constantly have to encourage myself to be positive and not paranoid during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. When I say positive, I don't mean testing positive for the coronavirus, of course, but...
Grebin takes route to title one match at a time
Foresight. Summerland senior Rafe Grebin relied on it prior to Friday's Central Valley Invite. "I knew I needed to pick up at least three wins without any losses to even up my record so that I am...
Appropriations and COVID-19 relief bill has implications in rural America
In late December, Congress passed the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020. A lot has happened in the time since, but we believe this legislation deserves a second look. As a joint COVID-19...
Nebraska governor quarantined
Governor Pete Ricketts' office issued a statement, Monday, following news that the governor had come into close contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. "Gov. Ricketts came into...
Gragert outlines governor's budget recommendations
Governor Pete Ricketts delivered his State of the State address to the Legislature this past week. He highlighted 2021-23 state budget recommendations for senators. This will be his last biennial...
Hindsight is 2020
If 2020 vision existed, the past year may have turned out differently. Or, maybe we needed this year to define our strengths and guide us toward a revision of what we deem as normal. The year 2020 cau...
Congress overlooks rural businesses during critical time
JOHNATHAN HLADIK Policy director Center for Rural Affairs As they continue to face challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, rural small businesses and communities with loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development p...
The upside of 2020
Despite a pandemic that saw life around us change, not everything in 2020 was bad. Advocate-Messenger employees share a personal glimpse of the hope they experienced in 2020 and offer a wish for the...
Applications for Clearwater ED incentive due
An economic development program, designed to assist Clearwater businesses through COVID-19, will end Dec. 31. The Village of Clearwater LB840 Emergency Commercial Grant Program was established this...
Shortened quarantine time included in new state mandates
Nebraska’s latest directed health measures mirror Centers for Disease Control recommendations, shortening quarantine times for individuals who have been exposed to the coronavirus. Gov. Pete R...
School administrators adjust calendar
Summerland School students and staff will receive an early Christmas gift this season. The final day of first-semester classes has been adjusted and holiday break will officially commence once school...
-Isms
If you know me well, you know that fall - primarily football season - is one of my favorite times of the year. My family has a long-standing relationship with Husker football. Before the ‘rents m...
