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LINCOLN – Gov. Jim Pillen joined state and local leaders on Jan. 13 in providing an update on operations in the aftermath of the state’s most recent severe weather. Nebraskans, primarily in the eastern half of the state, are dealing with a combination of snowpack, blowing snow and subzero temperatures, creating a situation that Pillen described as critical. To ensure the availability of resources, the governor issued a state-of-emergency declaration.

LINCOLN – Gov. Jim Pillen issued Executive Order 24-1 on Jan. 12 to provide an emergency waiver of federal hours of service requirements for fuel truck drivers to prevent shortages.

Comments from two state senators from Omaha have pretty much diminished hopes for a “normal” session of the Nebraska Legislature this year.

Senators commenced floor debate last week on possibly amending the rules adopted by the Legislature last year.

There’s a supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park called the Yellowstone Caldera that last erupted in a big way approximately 640,000 years ago.

With cold weather forecast for the near future, it’s a good time to review the impact cold weather has on our animals, especially the increased energy demands from feed to keep animals warm.

LINCOLN – Historic structures in Verdigre, Comstock and Beatrice, Nebraska, have been selected for grants to help fund rehabilitation work.

LINCOLN – History Nebraska, formerly the Nebraska State Historical Society, would become an agency under the governor’s control under a proposal from State Sen. Steve Erdman.

It’s a few weeks into January– how are those resolutions going for you? I wonder if we might do well to shift our focus from lofty goals to small habits. Those small habits are usually the means by which we achieve the lofty goals, after all.

BROOKINGS, S.D. – More than 3,400 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2023 semester at South Dakota State University, Brookings, by being named to the dean’s list.

WAYNE – Visiting artist Sophie Isaak’s exhibit “The person I am on vacation” opens Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 4:30 p.m. in Wayne State College’s Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, located on the main level of U.S. Conn Library.

HARTINGTON – Just after getting through the Nebraska School Activities Association’s mandated moratorium at the end of 2023, Old Man Winter imposed his own moratorium in the second week of 2024.

WYNOT - The Wynot Blue Devil and Lady Blue Devil basketball teams are ready to resume their respective seasons, along with everyone else in the Northeast corner of the state.

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LCC School Board approves switching to new conference

LAUREL – Robert Parsons sees censorship as a double-edged sword.

There’s a supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park called the Yellowstone Caldera that last erupted in a big way approximately 640,000 years ago.

LINCOLN – History Nebraska, formerly the Nebraska State Historical Society, would become an agency under the governor’s control under a proposal from State Sen. Steve Erdman.

Another building with a long history is being demolished. This one is the old lumberyard on the north side of First Street. Older people may remember it as Great Plains Supply Co. Although this building was erected 110 years ago, a lumberyard has occupied that site since the beginning of the town.

PARK VIEW HAVEN ACTIVITIES: Wednesday,Jan.17: Catholic Communion, Chair Exercise, Linen Helpers, Open Centers, Card Club.

DES MOINES, Iowa – After 37 years with TMC and as one of very few drivers to achieve more than four million safe miles, specialized driver Les Bohlken retired at the end of 2023.