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On 03/16/2021 at 7:07 a.m., officers were called to the 200 block of East B Street for a disturbance. Following an investigation, a 27 year old female was arrested for domestic assault, criminal mischief and child abuse.

Easter is coming and it’s time to put up the tree. For those thinking right now that trees are for an entirely different Christian holiday, you are both right and wrong. Even though trees may be more widely associated with Christmas, Easter trees are an increasingly popular and festive tradition that trace their roots to Germany

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), along with his colleagues Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2021.

LINCOLN–The popular lawn and garden series “Backyard Farmer” begins its new season at 7:00 p.m. CT, Thursday, April 1, on NET, Nebraska’s PBS & NPR Stations.

LINCOLN – “Nebraska Stories” continues in April on NET, Nebraska’s PBS & NPR Stations. The April 15 episode features a story about a horseback ride at Mount Michael Abbey in Elkhorn that nearly ended in tragedy when Ginger Theisen’s horse stumbled and fell on her.

Congratulations to Sadie VanderWey, who won the Nebraska State D-2 Interpretation of Serious Prose championship at the state speech competition in Kearney last week! Coach George Arnold, and Jodi Arnold took 15 Cody-Kilgore students to the meet, with nine competing.

ACTIVITIES Senior Center hours Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The senior center will offer a fish fillet as an alternate to the printed menu on Fridays of Lent.

National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) has been observed in the United States for 59 years. The third full week in March is dedicated to highlighting the dangers of poisonings for people of all ages, and to promote education and community involvement with poisoning prevention.

March 9, 2021 -- Gift cards have become a multibillion-dollar industry and a gift that always fits and stands up to social distancing. Worldwide, consumers spent billions on gift cards last year. However, that total comes with an asterisk -- it includes the gift cards that scammers increasingly rely on to extract payment from their victims.

With the 20 below-freezing temperatures that swept Nebraska this winter, most gardeners had a concern: if previously planted perennials would grow this year. For plant lovers and gardeners alike, the snow layers have acted as good insulation against extreme temperatures, protecting most herbaceous perennials.