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Anglers can use all the help they can get in the heat of summer when fishing gets tough. They, and their baits, really are up against it.

Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is offering two incentive programs providing up to $200,000 in student loan repayment for qualified medical care providers who agree to work in rural and underserved communities in state or federally designated shortage areas. No local match is required for the next few years.

On 07/06/2022 at 1:14 p.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of West Highway 20 for a non-injury accident. The cause was improper turning.

LINCOLN – The State of Nebraska has funds remaining through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The ERAP funds are available to eligible individuals who need assistance paying prospective rent, back rent, and certain utilities – including gas, water, sewage, electricity, and internet assistance. The program will continue to accept applications through September 9, 2022.

As of July 11, the KLNX WSR-88D operated by NOAA’s National Weather Service in North Platte, is down for approximately two weeks for an important upgrade. Technicians will refurbish and replace the pedestal, one of the most critical components of the radar, which is necessary for antenna rotation and positioning to capture data in all directions. The components are extremely heavy and will require the radome to be removed by crane and replaced when the work is completed.

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Lincoln - After two years of planning and preparation, the new three-digit suicide prevention line, 988, will go live on Saturday, July 16. In 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Cilantro is a favorite ingredient in guacamole, tacos, rice dishes and of course salsa. But as summer temperatures climb, the cilantro quickly goes to seed. This can be frustrating but using all parts of the plant or growing a heat tolerant cilantro-flavored substitute can help.

We’re getting the band back together and we need you! Mrs. Springer and Mrs. Rhoades would like to invite community members and band and flag corps members past and present to join them in playing in the Cherry County Fair Parade on August 11 at 7:00 p.m. Rehearsals will begin on July 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school band room. Practices will continue each Tuesday and Thursday evening for the next two weeks from 7:00-8:00 p.m. If you can’t make them all, we understand!! We’ll be playing a simple and familiar song!!

From EMT training to a nursing degree and other college credits, non-traditional students are getting the much-needed support to obtain their educational goals with the Nebraska Rural Radio Foundation Scholarship in Honor of Max & Eric Brown.