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Weather permitting, work will begin April 12 on N-61, 34 miles north of Hyannis to 15 miles south of Merriman, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Werner Construction, Inc., of Hastings, Nebraska, has the $3,367,524 contract.

Thinking about home preserving food this summer, start planning and preparing now! Register for a FREE online ZOOM program offered by Nebraska Extension. What equipment will you need? Begin checking your equipment and supplies.

Add a cool refreshing twist to your meals, beverages, appetizers, and snacks with cucumbers. These popular vegetables are grown worldwide, adding anti-inflammatory vitamin K, vitamins C, B-5 and more to your meals. Take it a step further by using your own freshfrom-the-garden cucumbers.

By Sara Rathner of NerdWallet Nothing sparks procrastination quite like a to-do list of financial tasks. Sometimes the only thing scarier than making a financial choice in the first place is making the WRONG choice, which can happen when you don't totally understand what you're doing.

LINCOLN--A bill currently in the Legislature would allow residents to purchase their fireworks in Nebraska rather than traveling to a neighboring state. Introduced by Sen.

Lincoln– April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) encourages all Nebraskans to take steps to prevent child abuse. To kickoff, Child Abuse Prevention Month in Nebraska DHHS, along with Bring Up Nebraska partners such as Nebraska Children and Families Foundation (NCFF) and First Lady Susanne Shore, hosted an event planting blue pinwheels in front of the Governor’s mansion on April 2.

Lincoln, April 2, 2021 — A webinar covering proposed tax changes to capital gains and the potential impact on agriculture will be presented by Nebraska Extension on Thursday at noon. Lawmakers have recently proposed new tax regulations on unrealized capital gains at death as well as the roll back of step-up basis on capital gains.

Lincoln, March 30, 2021 — An upcoming online training will teach participants how to recognize and respond to potential signs of crisis and suicidal behavior. Life can be stressful in the best of times.

COVID-19 disrupted both inperson learning and routine wellchild visits for many children over the last year. As a result, too many children have fallen behind on receiving recommended vaccines. We all want our kids to be back in school safely, and that means getting caught up on vaccines that were missed over the last year.

FARGO, ND (March 23, 2021) --Fatal wrong-way driving crashes on our nation’s highways are a persistent and devastating threat that is only getting worse. According to the latest data analysis from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, there were 2,008 deaths from wrong-way driving crashes on divided highways between 2015 and 2018, an average of approximately 500 deaths a year. That is up 34 percent from the 375 deaths annually from 2010 to 2014. Researchers found that the odds of being a wrong-way driver increased with alcohol-impairment, older age, and driving without a passenger.