Join us this Holy Week as we reflect on Christ’s death and celebrate His Resurrection in which He gains forgiveness and eternal life for all. PALM SUNDAY, April 10, 9 a.m.

Funeral Services for Ara Jane Dunlap, age 97, of Norfolk, were held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the Home for Funerals Chapel, 708 Georgia Avenue in Norfolk. Reverend Brian Johnson officiated. Burial was in Best Cemetery. Visitation was one hour prior to service at the chapel. Home for Funerals is in charge of arrangements.

Judith Roberta Bethel passed from this life to her eternal rest on March 27, 2022. She and her twin brother, Jack, were born in Worland, Wyoming on December 16, 1941 to Josephine and James Brown.

Donald Dean Karash, age 89, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Brookstone Gardens Nursing Home in Kearney, Nebraska. Don “Sonny” was born on November 25 , 1932 to Ted and Virgie (Brooks) Karash near Arapahoe, Nebraska. Don grew up in the Arapahoe area and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1950. He joined the Army in 1953 and served until 1955, then entering the Army Reserves from 1955 to 1961. He was employed by the Bureau of Proclamation from 1956 to 1961, then he went into farming until his retirement in 2003.

Gerald Eugene “Jug” Hilton, 90, of Cambridge, Nebraska, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on March 25, 2022. Gerald was born in Cambridge, NE to Harold W. and Lucile C. (Johnson) Hilton on December 20, 1931, at the Republican Valley Hospital. During his Depression-Dust Bowl era childhood, he recalled his family living in nine different farming locations. He attended rural schools and Cambridge Public School. Gerald experienced both of Cambridge’s floods, viewing the 1935 rising floodwaters from a bluff south of Holbrook and rescuing people in the 1947 flood with a small boat. He proudly wore the orange and black of Cambridge High School, graduating with the class of 1949. During high school, he excelled in academics, sports, and attended the first Cornhusker Boy’s State. He played summer baseball on coach Stu Minnick’s first team.

I enjoy visiting with my colleagues who are medical specialists. We dive in and explore the depths of a particular condition. However, there is something to say about the breadth of knowledge that a family medicine physician is expected to have. Your family doctor can run through the alphabet of conditions from acne to the zika virus.

My number one priority while serving the past 8 years in the Nebraska legislature is to pass meaningful property tax relief. Although we did not achieve the level that I was hoping for over the years I’ve been here, we have made progress. Last week we passed the first round of across the board tax relief. Income, social security, corporate and property taxes will be reduced in the upcoming years. The vehicle for these changes was LB 873 a bill introduced by Senator Curt Friesen of Henderson. The Revenue Committee amended LB 873 with AM 2649, completely changing the bill from its original form. AM 2649 had many components, and therefore was divided into 4 amendments, but the section that was left in was the part o eliminating the tax on social security by the year 2025.

For many Nebraskans, Lent means two things: a time for personal reflection, and a time for weekly fish fries. My daughter-in-law comes from a big Catholic family who have called Omaha home for generations.

As we approach the final days of the 2022 legislative session, the Nebraska Unicameral has the opportunity to deliver smart criminal justice reforms that will enhance public safety and benefit all Nebraskans. These changes will allow us to better manage our inmate population and provide modern resources to prepare offenders for life after time served—without compromising public safety.

ELWOOD – After longtime Gosper County Sheriff Dennis Ocken retired at the end of January of this year, the county commissioners appointed Chief Deputy Craig Ward to Gosper County Sheriff in February. Both Ward and Deputy Jesse Naputi are running for County Sheriff. Since both men are registered Republicans, the winner of the primary will run unopposed during the General Election for the four-year term.