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“Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.”

The Merrick County 4-H Council is pleased to announce that Shelby Hostler and Makenna Mottl have been awarded the Dan and Susan Monaghan 4-H Scholarship. The Monaghan 4-H Scholarship is offered to encourage Merrick County 4-H members to continue their education.

“Through 10 years and three U.S. Presidents, Nebraska farm and ranch families have lived with the back and forth of federal rules and regulations when it comes to federal Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules. Today’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to both clarify and simplify federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act is welcome news. We applaud EPA Administrator Zeldin and the Trump administration for again working to ensure farmers, ranchers, and other landowners don’t need a team of attorneys and consultants to know what bodies of water and land features fall under federal water regulations. We look forward to providing detailed comments to the EPA and continuing our work to ensure farmers and ranchers can continue to feed, fuel, and clothe our country and the rest of the world.”

The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) are partnering to improve grain bin safety by donating two grain rescue tubes and two training sessions to fire and rescue departments in Nebraska. In collaboration with Nationwide and the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS), this initiative aims to equip rural fire and rescue teams with the knowledge and tools to respond to grain bin entrapments effectively.

Thomas Young in the state Championship game for High Plains against St. Francis had 21 points leading for the whole game.

This Saturday, the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be hosting the “Promise in a New Land” event through the Nebraska Humanities. The event will take place on March 22 at 2 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, which can be found at 820 G Ave. in Central City, Nebraska. The free event will be around one hour in length, so anyone wishing to learn more about Nebraska homesteading is more than welcome to attend.