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The Nebraska State Fair is just two days away. Get ready to Showcase Your Fair Face at this year’s celebration at Fonner Park in Grand Island. The eleven-day event begins Friday, August 22nd, and runs through Labor Day, Monday, September 1st. From the first gate opening to the last closing night, visitors will find the fairgrounds alive with entertainment, agriculture, and attractions, all spread across the Family Fun Zone, the Market Place, the Livestock Block, and the Grand District.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 556 degrees during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony on August 16th at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. The 548 graduates were from thirty-nine countries; thirty-four states and Puerto Rico; and seventy-plus Nebraska communities.

The summer driving season is rolling to a stop and the Nebraska State Patrol is working to keep roadways safe. Troopers throughout Nebraska will be working overtime for the next few weeks as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 LEADERSHIP, TENACITY, FOOTBALL, AND POLITICS Bryan grew up having one ambition in life, to be a football player. In high school he did well academically, was devoted in his faith and spent every available moment practicing football and getting stronger.

TRAFFIC CONTACTS 117: 74-Warnings and 43-Citations MERRICK COUNTY ARRESTS 10: 4-Felony Arrests and 6-Misdemeanor Arrests. DEPUTIES HANDLED 64 CALLS FOR SERVICE: 08/04 Prisoner Transport; 08/04 Prisoner Transport; 08/04 Prisoner Transport; 08/04 Disturbance, 600 Block Hwy 30, Chapman; 08/04 Fraud, 600 Block Utica Street, Palmer; 08/04 Traffic Enforcement, 24th Road & North Millard Street, Clarks; 08/04 APS (Adult Protective Services), 1300 Block Q Road, Central City; 08/04 Civil Standby, 1700 Block Riverside Road, Central City; 08/05 Traffic Complaint, Hwy 30 Westbound, Central City; 08/05 Traffic Complaint, Fairgrounds Road & Hwy 30, Central City; 08/05 Welfare Check, 600 Block North Green Street, Clarks; 08/05 Verbal Disturbance, 1600 Block Worms Road, St.