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As you transition your gardens from fall to winter, you may be contemplating a bit of garden clean up. Before reaching for the pruners and rakes, consider all the benefits and beauty of leaving healthy perennials stand for winter.

Being a rancher right now is not easy. The cost of everything is constantly rising, and cattle prices don’t seem to follow that same trend. Now more than ever it’s important to know your business.

Halsey-October 25, 2022 Forest officials from the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, Bessey Ranger District announced an Area Closure Order for the Scott Lookout Tower and 4-H Camp beginning October 26, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.. The order will remain in place through April 30, 2023.

Cancer patients may need blood products during chemotherapy, surgery, or treatment for complications. More than 1.7 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, according totheAmericanCancerSociety. Donated blood is a livesaving gift mostly healthy people can give.

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InSeptember2022,MerrittReservoir State Recreation Area became thefirstInternationalDarkSkyPark inNebraska.Thiscertificationcame from the International Dark-Sky Association, the world’s leading authority on light pollution and night sky preservation. It marked a huge milestone in elevating Nebraska as an astrotourism destination.

A burn ban was issued for Cherry County effective July 14, 2022, and continues. The ban primarily applies to permit required open burns such as brush piles, leaves, etc. All burn permits will remain suspended until the burn ban has been lifted. Please stay safe and practice fire prevention. Open pit fires, campfires, bale wrap, and the burning of yard waste or other materials is not allowed. Grills, gas fire pits, fireplaces, wood burning stoves, and burn barrels (properly secured to ground with fire grates or spark arresters) are permitted. Anyone found to be in violation of this burn ban could be held liable for damages caused by the spread of fire. Fire Chiefs urge landownerstokeep stock tanks full to help with water supply should the needariseandthanksinadvancefor their cooperation and assistance.

On behalf of the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, and Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development, we want to express our deep gratitude for the immediate response of the hundreds of staff and volunteers locallyandbeyondtotheBoveeFire, October 2, 2022.

Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays for children, and the Poison Center would like to remind parents and care givers to follow a few simple steps to help everyone have a safe and happy Halloween. For more great poison prevention informationvisitwww.nebraskapoison. com and watch our video Doyou know what a Poison is? with Pinky our Poison Prevention Elephant. Here are a few tips and tricks!

Withonlyahalf moontolightthe way to the downtown businesses, many did participate in the Moonlight Madness promotion by the Valentine Chamber of Commerce. “We had 23 people solve the mystery: It was Lee Stetson, who did it at Humdingers with a chainsaw.”