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Body Editor’s Note: This is a newspaper published for the community, in the community and largely by the community. We are always looking for guest writers who have a story to tell. Have a look here through the eyes of Chelsey Havenridge as she shares her first-hand account.

Body The Nebraska Forest Service (NFS) is proud to announce that Marcia Lee, Central Platte NRD information and education specialist, from Grand Island, Nebraska, has been recognized with an Excellence in Conservation & Environmental Education Award as the 2023 Outstanding Educator.

Body Rural Prosperity Nebraska successfully organized a groundbreaking Leadership Chautauqua in Kearney, bringing together approximately 120 community leaders from Nebraska and Iowa for a day of transformative discussions.

Body For the week ending November 26, 2023, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 21% very short, 26% short, 50% adequate, and 3% surplus.

Body Nebraska Extension will host a Farmland and Pasture Leasing Workshop on Dec. 12 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff.

Body As the 2023 growing season comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to gather final yearend crop production numbers and the amount of grain and oilseeds stored on their farms.

Body 93% of Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company (NNTC) customers, including those in Clarks, will receive a check from the company in December, totaling just under $4.7 million! NNTC is one of seven telephone cooperatives in Nebraska.

Body Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. Proverbs 30:5 KJV Romans 3:9-20 9 What then? are we better than they?

Body Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Parkside Plaza Community Room in St. Paul, Ne for the Chapter’s annual Society Birthday Party. Twelve members gathered for the 11:00 A.M.

Body Mortgage refinancing has long been a valuable option for homeowners looking to save money. Refinancing has become an especially enticing option since the onset of the pandemic, as mortgage interest ranks have sunk to historic lows.