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Stay safe in winter storm
As winter storm warnings have been issued for counties throughout the state, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services urges Nebraskans to take steps to reduce risk of injury or illness. There has been a notable increase in emergency depar...
Western Oil Company purchases Hi-Way Mart
The double glass doors at Clearwater's Hi-Way Mart have seen a lot of traffic. Through flooding and severe weather, holidays and ordinary days, the convenience store, located at 303 Highway 275, has...
Researchers seek answers to Missouri River fishery decline after 2011 flood
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Biologists are continuing to tag and track walleye and sauger in the Missouri River and Lewis and Clark Lake between Fort Randall and Gavins Point dams as part of an effort to...
The case for iodized salt
Imagine how just over 100 years ago, nearly one-third of people in the upper Great Lakes and upper Midwest regions walked around with a goiter on their neck. A goiter is a lump on the throat, which...
DeKay tabs LB768 as priority bill
The Legislature is now halfway through the current Legislative session. Public hearings were held this past week on two bills that I introduced in the Appropriations Committee. As amended, LB 766 woul...
Report says build a prison, maybe two while you're at it
“They’re trying to build a prison They’re trying to build a prison For you and me to live in Another prison system Another prison system For you and me.” --The Prison Song by System of a Down (2001) To the surprise of none and the conster...
War and cattle:
Garrett Dwyer runs about 500 head of Hereford and Angus cattle on his Bartlett ranch on the east edge of the Sandhills. The land he's on today has been in his family since 1894, when his great-great...
Out My Kitchen Window
Lantanas are blooming their little hearts out. They love the hot, humid days of July in Nebraska. Humidity occasionally fogs over the view out my kitchen window but, as it slides off, we are...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Even though weather changes daily (and sometimes, minute to minute), it is a constant discussion point. It’s usually one of the few television channels I will tune into while working. Weather has b...
Flooding remains a concern despite drought, being prepared key
Owners of microbusinesses, sole proprietors, and farmers spend many hours developing plans and attending training sessions to educate themselves on operating a business and what to do in the face of...
Find deals on the Bargain Buyway
After a two-year hiatus, due to flooding and a pandemic, Bargain Buyway returns to northeast and north central Nebraska, April 23, 24 and 25. The 250-mile loop, consisting of 24 communities and...
Nebraska Water Center seminar addresses Native American water rights
Camryn Prall Nebraska News Service Marty Matlock, chairman of the Cherokee Nation Environmental Protection Commission, talked about Native American natural resource rights in a presentation as part of the Nebraska Water Center's annual Spring...
Area remains in flood watch until Monday
Antelope County remains in a flood watch through Monday. Ice jams may cause flooding along the Elkhorn River, according to the National Weather Service, based in Valley. Areas along the Loup and...
Oath of Office
After representing District one as a Holt County Supervisor for 18 years, Don Hahlbeck has made a final motion: retirement. Hahlbeck was scheduled to leave for Texas, Saturday. Hahlbeck submitted a le...
Report showcases actionable climate change solutions
KAYLA BERGMAN Policy associate Center for Rural Affairs A bipartisan committee in the U.S. House of Representatives recently released a comprehensive plan outlining the policy steps needed to address climate change. The report, “Solving the Climate C...
Enrollment applications for Medicaid expansion available
MADELEINE GRANT Nebraska News Service More than 90,000 additional Nebraskans are now eligible to apply for Medicaid, the government’s health insurance program for low-income individuals, the governor has announced. Nebraska residents can begin applyi...
Work on flooding projects not complete
The Appropriations Committee presented its recommendations for the budget to the Legislature this past week. Budget bills were also given first-round approval from the Legislature. Over the interim,... Full story
An update from the Nebraska Legislature, March 9 - 13
Despite ongoing concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19, the Nebraska Legislature stayed in session March 9 through March 12 and had all-day floor debates. However, concerns about the coronavirus outbreak may force the Nebraska Legislature to...
Ewing students attend peer education conference
The Ewing FCCLA chapter joined more than 450 other Nebraska FCCLA members and advisers at the state peer education conference, in Kearney, Feb. 24. Freshmen Olga Mendoza and Emma Hoffman, along with their adviser, Chelsey Greene, participated in the...
Pipeline, drainage study draw crowd to Holt County meeting
Holt County citizens filled the county supervisors’ meeting room in the courthouse last Friday morning as the county leaders took care of business. Bryan Steskal of Steskal read a letter penned by his wife, Diana Steskal, who was unable to attend t...
Property tax dominates legislative session
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Governor Ricketts presented his State of the State Address to the Nebraska Legislature. The beginning of his speech focused on the events of last year. Although there was much d...
Briese will chair General Affairs Committee
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Governor Ricketts presented his State of the State Address to the Nebraska Legislature. The beginning of his speech focused on the events of last year. Although there was much d...
Yankton bridge reopens
The Nebraska Department of Transportation announced the opening of the N-121 bridge south of Yankton, just west of US-81, Dec. 20, ahead of the scheduled Dec. 31 completion date. The Gavins Point East project was the final contract to be awarded on...
Commissioners consider moving historic bridge to Neligh
The Antelope County commissioners postponed action on an agenda item requested by Andy Frey, Elm Township road closures follow-up, sending a half-dozen county residents away without resolution. The...
Antelope County commissioners adopt new snow-plowing policy
Antelope County Commissioners adopted a new snow removal policy when they met last Tuesday at the courthouse in Neligh. Casey Dittrich, road superintendent, presented the policy that he and road foreman Aaron Boggs have been drafting over the past fe...
