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LINCOLN--Attorney General Hilgers is pleased to announce a successful Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit was hosted in Kearney, Nebraska. Over 200 people attended the event to help combat human trafficking in Nebraska.

Jeffrey L. Vap, North Platte.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Patrol broke ground Wednesday, September 18, 2024 on a $26 million dollar expansion project for the NSP Crime Laboratory. The project will increase the footprint of the existing Crime Lab from 31,000 square feet to 59,000 square feet.

With all the financial responsibilities the average American has to juggle these days, it’s becoming increasingly common to hit regular, small financial setbacks. These could include discovering a drop in our credit score, missing a credit card payment, or finding our bank account has dipped into overdraft; in the grand scheme of things, each element on its own is not insurmountable, but if a few happen one after the other, it can cause a knock-on effect, leading to worry and anxiety.

M Daily breakfast at Cody and Kilgore: cereal, toast, fruit, juice and milk. Daily lunch at Cody and Kilgore: salad bar, relish tray, bread, fruit and milk.

Are you ready to cultivate the future of farming and ranching? Wednesday, October 2, is a transformative Beginning Farmer and Rancher Workshop designed to equip young farmers and ranchers with essential skills to navigate the complexities of family operations. The event is free from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Welcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs. After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array of flower colors that combine nicely with other spring-flowering trees, shrubs, and flowers.

Do you realize that sprinklers, pets and people can cause compaction in the lawn? After a summer of stress it is time to aerate your lawn and fall is one of the best times to do this. Aeration removes plugs of soil and by opening up the soil it allows water, air and nutrients to reach the roots more effectively. After aeration it is an excellent time to overseed any bare or sparse areas as temperatures are cool enough for the seed to germinate and get established for the following year.

For many farm and ranch families, bringing children or grandchildren into the operation is the ultimate goal. Successfully bringing additional family members into the operation may require some creativity, as all parties need to maintain a viable standard of living. This article is part of a series that will highlight ideas and tactics for bringing another family member into the operation. If this is the first article you are seeing in this series, I encourage you to go back to the previous articles for background and additional guidance.

Nebraska Extension will host an Introduction to Schedule F, Tax Planning for Farms and Ranches Workshop on Thursday, October 3, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Mullen at the Hooker County Courthouse, 102 N Cleveland Ave.