Body BEAVER CITY — All six city council members were present for the regular city council meeting on March 15, 2021.

Body Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC) is the nation’s most successful and cost-effective public health nutrition program.

Body We were asking for precipitation. Precipitation we got! The Hill received 2 ¾” of rain, and many areas not too far away reported 3+ inches. That’s plenty for now. And we are grateful that it was in the form of rain vs snow! That would really have been a mess.

Body Southwest FFA competed at contests on March 9th at the NCTA Campus in Curtis. Southwest FFA had several teams place well on the day.

Body Did you think I was gone for good? To all eight of you that read these each week (well, when I actually get around to writing them), I am sorry I have been absent so much lately, but I had something I wanted to say this week.

Body From March 21-27, 2021 we’ll celebrate National Agriculture Week in Nebraska. It’s a great opportunity to highlight the hard work our farmers and ranchers do to produce high-quality and crops they raise feed families in our state, across the nation, and around the world.

Body Last week and early this week, things continued to be busy around here. Committees were busy meeting in executive session, trying to advance bills so that senators could decide on what bill they would like to prioritize for the session.

Body As a primary care physician, I walk with my patients as they face many of life’s challenges. Facing the diagnosis of dementia may be one of the hardest. Any chronic illness involves loss, but dementia threatens the loss of not only ability and independence, but of the very self.