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Buckets and Tap Shoes is a highenergy blend of music, and drumming. They will be performing at Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.

On 10/17/2021 at 5:20 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of North Thatcher Street for a disturbance. The suspect fled prior to the officer’s arrival. All information has been forwarded to the Cherry County Attorney.

Despite our stubborn insistence on holding on to tradition, when it comes to doing things, I think Sandhillers have pretty much kept pace with progressive technology, at least as much as they can afford. We strive to upgrade our cattle through performance data, and we take advantage of more efficient machinery for haying and feeding cattle. If we are lagging behind the rest of the country in being progressive it isn’t by far, except...

It’s that time of year again. We have to set our clocks back one hour and remove boats and boat trailers from the city streets.

The National Weather Service encourages everyone to be weather ready as this winter season begins. All of the NWS offices serving Nebraska, in conjunction with the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, aid in this effort by hosting a Winter Weather Awareness Day the first Thursday in November each year.

LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts commented on a decision by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, which raised the revenue forecast by $475 million for the current fiscal year FY2021-22, and increased estimates by $428 million for fiscal year FY2022-23.

A lung cancer expert at the University of Nebraska Medical Center says a large, yearlong study underscores the need for increased - and regular – screenings for lung cancer. Study results, which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Oncology journal Oct.

October 27, 2021 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released findings from its latest “Fire Loss in the U.S.” report, which shows that the total number of U.S. fires overall rose eight percent from 2019 to 2020. While some year-to-year fluctuation is normal, this increase reflects a far from typical year due to the pandemic.

The Bassett Arts Council has rescheduled the Jane Keller Memorial Art Show (JKMAS). There were some unforeseen circumstances that prevented us from being able to commit to the show during the fair and it was a gut punch to cancel it at that time. However, we could not go another year without bringing this to the community and made it our priority to make sure it would be rescheduled before the end of the year.

Meat & Complete donated protein bars to the Valentine Senior Center. Pictured are from L to R: Pat Monroe, Patsy Fox, Kate Fullerton, Ellen Froning, Pat Mellor, Chelsea Luthy, and Joyce Carr Colvin.