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Scottsbluff, (AP)-Riverside Discovery Center's puma cub now has a friend after acquiring a second puma cub that was found abandoned in Montana. The species coordinator who helped the zoo get the first cub was notified of a second puma cub that needed a new home.

After your lawn gets its last cut before winter, it will be time to put away spring and summer outdoor power equipment, like lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and trimmers. What’s next? Snow throwers, generators and other small engine equipment need to be readied for winter use. How and when you prepare your equipment for seasonal changes can save you time and money later, says the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI).

OMAHA-The demand for “quarantine puppies” and other pets increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing with it a spike in scams that has persisted even as virus-related lockdowns have abated. Online pet scams—in which an online search ends with a would-be pet owner paying hundreds of dollars or more to adopt a pet that ultimately doesn’t exist— are especially pervasive during the holiday season, when families may be looking to add a furry family member as a gift. Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises extreme caution if shopping for a pet online.

LINCOLN-More than 217,000 children are treated in emergency rooms annually for toy-related injuries, either because of the toy itself or due to the mishandling of it. As part of an effort to reduce that number of mostly preventable injuries, Prevent Blindness America has declared December National Safe Toys and Gifts Month.

Kearney-December 1 – The Nebraska Brand Committee is implementing a research fee for every new brand application that is submitted starting January 1, 2022. This fee will be a non-refundable $50 research fee in addition to the current $100 application fee that will then be returned if the requested brand(s) are not available.

Central Valley Ag (CVA) offers 20 $1,000 college scholarship opportunities to students pursuing higher education in an agriculturally related field. This scholarship program enables youth to continue their education on a collegiate level.

The Christmas meeting was called to order by President, Joyce Wolfenden at 2:00 p.m. CT November 18, 2021, at the First Baptist Church in Valentine.

Valentine High School Daily breakfast: Cereal choices w/toast, Smucker’s peanut butter and jelly Uncrustable, iced long john, banana chocolate chunk BeneFIT bar, mini chocolate and powdered donuts juice and milk choices. Dec.

LINCOLN (AP)-Researchers at the University of Nebraska smashed an 80,000-pound tractortanker into a concrete barrier on Wednesday in a test that could lead to safer, more cost-effective barriers throughout the United States.

Indoor winter growing environments can be very challenging for many popular houseplants raised in homes and offices. Low indoor humidity is one of the main areas of concern that can adversely affect the quality and health of indoor plants.