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Lincoln – For rural educators in Nebraska City, Lexington, and Valentine, mental health help for their students is on the way. The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Behavioral Health (DHHS-DBH) are collaborating with three Local Education Agencies (LEAs) of Lexington, Nebraska City, and Valentine to improve schoolbased mental health services.

Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of eight public health institutions chosen to participate in a pilot program to better identify and help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) during future public health emergencies.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Merrick County. Since the initial announcement of a detection of HPAI in a wild goose in Lincoln on March 7, additional cases of the virus have been confirmed in wild geese in Cedar and Douglas counties.

Cody-Kilgore School Monday, March 28 - Breakfast: Cody -Pancake on a stick, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk. Kilgore - Dutch waffle, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk.

Wednesday, March 23 Wayne State College rep here 9:00 a.m. Thursday, March 24 Football meeting 7:15 a.m.

Thank you to all the individuals and groups that showed up to help with Wreaths Across America cleanup. Also thank you to NK Waste for providing a dumpster at the cemetery.

Many gardeners are busy pruning shrubs to remove winter damage, control the size, or provide a bit of shaping before the season is well under way. Save some of the branches or cut a few from spring flowering shrubs to brighten your indoors. You’ll enjoy the added spring color provided by branches of forsythia, quince, pussy willows, and other spring flowering shrubs for bouquets and arrangements.

Thank you to all who came out to support the Valentine Quiz Bowl team at the first annual community competition. Everyone had a great time and your support was much appreciated.

When our Yorkie/Poo Cali came to us at five weeks, we knew that we wouldn’t have her forever. But we dismissed that for all the fun that was in front of us. Looking back over her time with us, we realize that tiny one ignited our joy! We loved being with her!. Every vet, groomer, sitter for Cali, without fail said, “Cali is sooooo sweet! We love her!” As her hearing began to fail, we knew she was older. When her back legs stopped working we finally understood the gravity of the situation.

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement ahead of President Zelensky’s address to Congress.