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I don’t know about your family, but in my family one of the things we have to do to get ready for Christmas is to CLEAN THE HOUSE! Actually, we have to clean the house almost any time that company comes. You know, make sure the dirty laundry is put in the wash machine.

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.” Do you like to be on time? Does it irritate you when someone walks into a church service or a meeting late and has to crawl over other people to find a seat? We live in a day and age where our lives are time driven. We have to be here at a certain time; we have to go there at another time; and we don’t like it when we are late! We are driven by time; our schedules are detailed down to the minute and even the second.

Jesus was born into a world that was fraught with hatred, greed and a sense of helplessness and loss. Jesus came as a bright light of promise into a world that badly needed a Messiah. “Jesus our Lord and Savior came as a Light into a world of darkness. Yet not everyone accepted him. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil,” John 3:19.

DECEMBER 18, 2023 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — As the holiday season rolls on, troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol are working to keep roadways safe across the state. Troopers arrested seven impaired drivers during the first weekend of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

Season’s greetings from the Nebraska Poison Center! A friendly reminder that the holidays bring changes in routine and increase the risk of accidental exposure to poisons in the home. The Nebraska Poison Center would like to offer a few helpful holiday hints: -Toys may contain button or disc batteries. If swallowed, they can become stuck and cause serious injury or death if not removed. They may come in games, watches, remotes, and musical greeting cards.

Gifts from the heart are among the most coveted and appreciated come the holiday season. Hobbyists from all walks of life can turn their passions into handmade gifts, but few gifts may be as welcomed as those that can be eaten.

If you're in search of a new family pet, you're not alone. The demand for animal adoptions tends to rise during the holiday season, but so does the prevalence of scams. Numerous scams exploit online animal adoption platforms, some of which may not even be legitimate. As consumers turn to the internet to find new pets, experts say a shocking 80 percent of sponsored pet advertisements may be fake.

The Central Nebraska Economic Development District is working to help build awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The ACP helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.

Michelle L. Rose, Valentine.

Incidents/Arrests On 12/03/2023 at 11:01 a.m., an officer responded to the 200 block of East Highway 20 for a shoplifting report. A 27 year old South Dakota man and a 32 year old woman from Iowa were identified as suspects.