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Have you started Christmas shopping or are you one of those people who have completed the task and have everything wrapped? I belong to the first group. While I blame my tardiness on my...

Whether you're looking for stocking stuffers for youngsters, the perfect holiday decor or a unique present for the person who has everything, Saturday's Holiday Marketplace will offer a wide array of...

The holidays are for celebrating and Small Business Saturday is a celebration of the key role independent, locally-owned businesses play in Nebraska's economy. Founded by American Express in 2010 and...

Since Scott and I have been married, we've had one pet, a chocolate lab named Copper. When she died a few years ago, the thought of bringing another pet into our home never crossed our minds. How...

The cost of a potential outdoor storage shed to be built at Summerland School dominated a majority of the school board’s Monday evening meeting. Superintendent Kyle Finke said the “price tag mig...

Cowboys and cowgirls attending the 56th annual Clearwater Big Rodeo will notice improvements on the rodeo grounds, situated along West Highway 275. A new 40-foot by 50-foot building, featuring a...

Bargain Buyway almost took a wrong turn on a deadend road but, with the help of four volunteers, the roadshow will go on. Polly Anderson, Melissa Keetle-Nelson, Lisa Meisner and Lindsay Nelson will...

The forest green roof and pair of bronze stags frozen in combat are impossible to miss as you drive down Interstate 80. So are the two corporate buildings – 550,000 square feet of nearly empty o...

This week saw the Legislature conclude the second and final week of all-day committee hearings. The schedule will return to a traditional format, where floor debate is in the mornings and committee...

By the time this edition lands in your mailbox, I imagine our office will be a bit quieter. Our summer reporters either will have returned to high school or be headed to Wayne for college. Both will...

Cut It Up in Orchard has also offered services to the local communities for several years. Shelly Strope started her first hair salon in 1983, in a trailer, in Orchard. She ran the business for a few...

Imagination, innovation and invitation are three of the most important words in community building. These words hold great power in shaping hometowns in Greater Nebraska, today and in the future. For...

June is designated as automotive service professionals month, and Wesley Automotive has provided automotive services to local communities for a year. Automotive service professionals month is a time...

The Grove Lake Bait Shop has been in business near Grove Lake for many years. According to the "Royal Centenniel," Arthur and Agnes Erb had several people stop for worms on their way to Grove Lake....

Every morning, vehicles fill the lot at Royal One Stop, where customers are greeted at the door by a group of individuals playing cards. While the town's population has dwindled over the years, Royal...

You're a softy, Mr. Grinch. The classic character showed his gentler and giving nature, Thursday, during a visit to Clearwater Market. His mission: select items to donate to the Antelope County Food...

Six Saturdays of shopping remain until Christmas morning, which falls on the seventh Saturday from today. I haven't even started shopping. One of our kids told us no toys for the grandkids this year,...

GRAND ISLAND - The question rolled around in Laban Njuguna's mind long before he took action. Coffee? Really? Upend his life to sell Kenyan coffee? In Nebraska? He daydreamed about the idea as he...

Retired social studies teacher Laura Nelson is used to seeing her small town send its children, and its dollars, off to bigger cities. "We tend to go that way," to Lincoln and the Omaha metro, where...