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June 29, 2024, Lincoln — The Nebraska State Patrol is able to release additional information regarding the shooting that occurred in Crete. At approximately 4:33 p.m.

According to Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott, law enforcement investigated a fatality which occurred sometime Saturday morning, June 29, 2024, approximately 3 miles west of Valentine on Highway 20. At 10:58 central time, Cherry County dispatch received a report of a bicycle laying on the north shoulder of Highway 20.

The Niobrara Council met for their regular meeting, June 20, 2024, held at the Middle Niobrara NRD meeting room. The meeting was called to order at 1:07 p.m.

NC RC&D attended the 2024 Sandhills Ranch Expo and several highlights stand out. The Lick Tub challenge was one of the events that many attendees had the opportunity to see. The RC&D put the challenge out to recycle them. “We received four entries this year, each one unique,” said Director Kim Burge. The People’s Choice went to the intriguing robot created by John Connell of Long Pine. Stepping up his game this year, the repeat competitor created a robot with solar powered lights. Especially delighting the crowds, the robot talked. John won first place in his division and the robot was the People’s Choice.

Joan Swim, president of the Sand Painters Art Club, and former VHS art teacher held Paint along the Niobrara River event over the course of several days. “I started plein air painting (painting in open air/outdoors) in 2003 with one of my most respected college art teachers, Mark Mcginnis.

Lincoln-The first reported human West Nile virus detection for the 2024 season has been found in the Douglas County Health District through the routine screening of blood donations. There have been two mosquito pools that have tested positive for West Nile virus so far this season which have been located in Douglas County Health District and Two Rivers Health District.

Lakeview Church's annual 4th of July picnic will be held at the Lakeview Church Fellowship Hall starting about 12:30. All are welcome to come and enjoy an afternoon with great food and great neighbors!

As the nation celebrates Independence Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, reminds all drivers that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. In 2022, a person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation's roads, even though it is illegal to drive while impaired by alcohol.

It's not uncommon for individuals engaged in strength training workout regimens to wonder how much time they should rest between sets, a situation that can only grow more difficult when going online, where advice ranges from 30 seconds to three minutes. But a 2016 study published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research suggests longer rest intervals may be more beneficial than shorter breaks. That study compared 21 young resistance-trained men assigned to a group that performed resistance training programs with one-minute rest intervals between sets and a second group that performed resistance training with three-minute rest intervals. Results varied depending on the resistance activity each group was engaged in, but muscle thickness in the anterior thigh among the three-minute rest interval group was significantly greater, and that three-minute group also experienced greater increases in the triceps brachii than their one-minute rest interval counterparts. Authors behind the study ultimately concluded that longer rest periods promote greater increases in muscle strength and hypertrophy in young resistance-trained men.

County fairs are just around the corner, and we hope you will have items to enter! Consider entering your garden and crop bounty in the open horticulture, floriculture, and field crops classes at your county fair. Your entries are judged on the following criteria: freedom from injury, quality, condition, uniformity, and fair preparation. This information can be found in 4-H manuals and in your county fair book.