Thursday, November 11: Porky pine meatball, tator tots, apple crisp. Friday, November 12: Lemon fish, buttered potatoes, carrots, strawberry fluff.

ARAPAHOE – Earlier this month, the Arapahoe- Holbrook School Board hired a new superintendent for the 2022-2023 school year. Bob Drews, who is currently serving his 16 year as the high school principal in the Holdrege Public School District, will assume his new position as the chief administrator next summer.

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the latest recipients under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program’s Downtown Revitalization funding opportunity. Five communities have been selected to receive a portion of the $2,175,000 available for award.

BARTLEY – By all accounts, the Village of Bartley Board Meetings aren’t known to be particularly animated. But Tuesday’s meeting might have proved an exception.

ARAPAHOE - In late October, the Furnas County Sheriff's Office learned of skimming devices that had been covertly placed at two ga pumps at the Ag Valley Coop station in Arapahoe. Then, last week, news broke that similar devices had been discovered at fuel pumps in both Eustis and Gothenburg.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Agriculture Committee, today announced the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. Sen. Fischer has long worked to facilitate price discovery and address the lack of transparency in the cattle market. The bipartisan compromise legislation includes a series of provisions to ensure every segment of the beef supply chain can succeed.

Nebraskans often talk about how we feed the world. It’s true now more than ever. The crops and livestock we grow and the goods we make reach far-flung places across the globe. Diners in Japan, drivers in Germany, and farmers in Africa all benefit from the products we make and grow. Our international relationships are having a big impact. Over the past decade, Nebraska exports have totaled almost $10 billion per year. Continuing to grow international trade will create more great-paying jobs to keep our kids and grandkids in Nebraska and attract more people here to our state.

Roy Baenisch of Beaver City - Bad Check, Pretrial: November 29, 2021 @ 9:30 A.M. Zachary Balsimo of Beaver City - Driving under suspension, theft, possession of marijuana, failure to appear, Plea: Not Guilty, Pretrial November 29, 2021 @ 9:30 A.M.

Daylight savings time has just ended and now everyone has had the chance to “fall back” to standard time. While many people enjoy that extra hour of sleep that comes each fall, 63 percent of Americans say that they would support the elimination of seasonal time changes and there are some health issues to consider. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine also supports this stance due to the sleep disruption that occurs related to this biannual change.