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With our warm days, you may be asking yourself when to start your plants. While cool-season crops can go in the ground in late April, it is best to wait until after our last frost to plant warm-season crops into the garden.

Lincoln, Neb., March 19, 2026 —On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers. Twenty-five years ago, a collaboration between a Sandhills ranch family, a rural veterinarian and University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers led to a management innovation that transformed how cattle producers prevent calf scours.

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Lincoln, NE – Caregiving for an ill, aging, or disabled family member is a challenging and rewarding endeavor. During November, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) celebrates the vital roles all caregivers playinbolsteringcommunitieswith priceless natural supports, allowing loved ones to live independently and in their own homes for as long as possible. The DHHS Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) also recognizes the resources available for caregivers to replenish, rejuvenate, and balance responsibilities.

Of the tens of thousands of impoverished Scandinavians who fled crop failures and religious oppression for a fertile and free Nebraska in the late 19th century, probably only two are connected to something in Nebraskans’ kitchen today.

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Lincoln, NE – Early April is an exciting time for Nebraska families as kindergarten registration gets underway, marking an important milestone for young children. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging parents to ensure their children are ready for both school and upcoming popular summer sporting events that will bring an increased number of visitors to our state and region. This includes checking that all routine vaccinations are up to date, helping protect against preventable diseases such as chickenpox, measles, mumps, and whooping cough (pertussis), which continue to pose risks to children and the broader community.

This is not only the time of the year when taxes are on our minds, but seem to be the crying point of all the hopeful politicians as they cloud up all forms of media with their pleas for your vote in the upcoming elections. Taxes are indeed a burden to most of us living and working in this area. I realize that the government (local, state and federal) must receive taxes in order to operate, but darn, I hate to see wasteful spending which appears to account for the largest bite from your tax dollars.

Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently released the Nebraska Cancer Registry Dashboard. This dashboard presents cancer incidence data for Nebraska, including trends, demographics, geographic distribution, and stage at diagnosis. It displays age-adjusted incidence rates, counts, and percentages based on data from the Nebraska Cancer Registry for the years 2000-2023.

Announcement for Lakeview’s public health and safety: Lakeview CR Church is now equipped with an AED(AutomatedExternalDefibrillator). It is located in the storage cabinet in the community hall. You may call the church number if you need it delivered in an emergency. There are instructions with it telling you exactly how to use it.