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

Lincoln— Pesticides are used in agriculture to help farmers protect crops from pests, diseases, and weeds. Some crops, like fruit and vegetable specialty crops, and the pollinators of those crops, can be sensitive to pesticides. That’s why the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) contracts with FieldWatch™, an online mapping service designed to help pesticide applicators, commercial specialty crop growers and beekeepers communicate with one another to protect crops and pollinators from pesticides. Pesticides include all categories of pest control products such as herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides.

Omaha,(AP) — By the time conservative activist Charlie Kirk took the stage, there was no doubt that it was Donald Trump who had led him to travel to Nebraska and pressure state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-takeall” system of awarding Electoral College votes.

Properly taken soil tests can help gardeners understand the nutrient levels in the garden, and which nutrients need to be amended for the plant material and garden crops that have been or will be planted in the future. Once gardeners receive this information, they can make informed decisions on how much nutrients need to be applied for the growing season, depending on the plants in the landscape or the garden.

The Valentine City Council met for their regular meeting, Thursday, April 11, 2024 in the City Library Meeting Room. The following were in attendance: City Clerk Deanna Schmit, City Manager Shane Siewert, Councilembers Kyle Arganbright, Kalli Kieborz, Neil Wescott, Brad Arnold, and Ross Brockley. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

Congratulations to Hailey Witte for signing to compete in Rodeo at Fort Hays State, in Kansas. We are proud of you Hailey! Pictured are from L to R: Reeves Witte, Cristen Witte, Hailey Witte, and Gordon Witte.

Eds: UPDATES: Updates Media. A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens.

Cody held an Easter Egg hunt at Cody Park, Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., with many in attendance. Among the 1,500 eggs were three GOLDEN ones that were for bikes donated by Security First Bank.

The Valentine Book Club, in conjunction with Nebraska Humanities, and the Valentine Library are pleased to bring you speakers Charlotte and Kevin Endorf who will share Grace Snyder’s story. She was a pioneer woman who lived in a sod house when her family homesteaded in 1885 to Custer County.

As plans are being finalized for Old West Days and the Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering (a part of Valentine’s annual 1884 Days), the committee is happy to announce that nearly 40 outstanding entertainers from 14 states will be entertaining you during the event.