Body BARTLEY- Friday evening the Southwest girls basketball team battled against the Bertrand Vikings and came away with a big win, 44-26. The Roughriders raced out to a big lead, 15-4 including Bailey Truksa's two three-pointers to get them rolling.

Body John and Ingrid Tangeman were guests of Opal Coakley on Sunday for the birthday of Ingrid. They sang Happy Birthday and visited.

Body Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWN- PHD) reported nearly twice the number of COVID-19 cases last week than the week before. More than 250 people tested positive last week, with many more having symptoms but not getting tested.

Body Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 18, 2022 - The Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) awards ceremony culminated the program’s fifth year of farm management competitions on Saturday, Jan. 15.

Body In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled on January 13 to uphold the Biden Administration’s mandated vaccination rules for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) healthcare workers.

Body This week the legislature started holding hearings on some of the bills that have been introduced so far. I have 4 bills up this week. LB’s 712, 803, and 805 which were heard Tuesday in the Agriculture Committee. On Wednesday, LB 804 was heard in the Natural Resources Committee.

Body 1/10/2022 Eric Adams of North Platte - Violation of Protection Order, Pretrial: January 31, 2022 @ 9:30 A.M.

Body The unfortunate closing of the Arapahoe nursing home has highlighted the need for more healthcare providers in greater Nebraska. The difficulty in maintaining adequate staff was certainly a major factor contributing to the closure.

Body One of my favorite parables describes the difference between heaven and hell. In both places, hungry people sit at tables laden with delicious food. In hell, people suffer and starve because they cannot eat with the long utensils provided.

Body Colleen Eubanks passed away on January 11th after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Colleen was born in Oxford, Nebraska in August 1939 to Otto and Edythe Christianson.