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Nebraska wildlife officials say conditions in certain areas of the state are suitable for the spread of deadly viral diseases among big game populations. They are asking the public to report unexplained death or illnesses of deer, pronghorn, elk and bighorn sheep.

Many of you may remember the era when every town had a “locker plant” where the local beef and swine producers took their animals for processing. Families rented frozen storage lockers to preserve their annual meat supply, and these plants supplied the local grocery markets or had a butcher shop.

OMAHA – Students across the Midwest are returning to school and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is reminding families to make time for honest discussions about the dangers associated with the experimentation and use of drugs.

Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. How bad is the spike? For the week ending July 29, COVID-19 hospital admissions were at 9,056.

Extreme heat, drought, torrential rains, and hungry critters may be wreaking havoc on your garden. After weeding, watering, and waiting you may be finding less, diseased, or misshapen tomatoes. Don’t give up. Make a few adjustments in garden maintenance to boost the current and future tomato harvests.

The rigors of academia demand every student's utmost devotion. For some, the challenges in the classroom are accompanied by the thrill of competition on the playing fields. Multi-tasking may be most associated with modern professionals, but many might have learned how to balance multiple responsibilities at once during their days as studentathletes.

Three times the use - residents use three times more water in summer than winter, and it goes to outdoor watering. Instead, use what nature provides by directing downspouts to plant beds, storing runoff in rain barrels or cisterns for later use, and landscaping with native and regional plants. Rein in water use by maintaining irrigation systems, employing moisture sensors, and watering early in the morning. Summer yards don’t have to use three times the amount of water with water-wise landscapes and irrigation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) co-sponsored fellow Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-NE) bill to eliminate the reporting requirement for emissions from animal waste. Biden’s EPA rescinded the 2019 Emergency Planning and Community Rightto- Know-Act (EPCRA) which exempted reporting of air emissions from animal waste. The bill would clarify EPCRA is not intended to regulate manure emissions, which pose no threat to public safety. It would also ensure that emergency first responders are not inundated with unnecessary reporting.

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The Valentine City Council met Thursday, August 10, 2023, in the City Library Meeting room. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. with the following in attendance: City Clerk Deanna Schmit, City Manager Shane Siewert, Council members Kyle Arganbright, Kalli Kieborz, Neil Wescott, Brad Arnold, and Ross Brockley.