We completed the second session of the 107th legislature this past Wednesday, the 60th day which is the final day we could meet. The last day provided an opportunity to finish the business of the legislature, with some procedural things that we need to finalize.

Skin is the largest organ in the human body, but it’s easy to take it for granted. Unless we notice pain or itching or funny spots, most people don’t give it much thought. However, the skin is critically important. It helps regulate our body temperature and fluid and electrolyte balance.

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The Red Willow County GOP will meet on April 26, 2022, at Marlene’s Kitchen (Bedore Barn, 3 miles north of McCook). Coffee (fellowship) begins at 6:30 pm. The business meeting begins at 7:00 pm. This is the beginning of year two for the local organization.

It is easy to get excited about planting vegetable seeds and transplants in the vegetable garden, even when it is too early to plant. This frustration is one of the most common comments that I receive from gardeners that call into the Extension Offices in Nebraska.

Hopes were high for a rain on Easter Sunday, thinking that the old adage, if it rains on Easter Sunday it will rain for the next seven Sundays, might hold true. Well, it didn’t rain but we can still keep the prayer bones polished for rain any day of the week.

Oxford's annual Easter Egg hunt sponsored by the Oxford Chamber of Commerce and organized by the Haag family once again drew a nice crowd to the Geo. Mitchell park on Saturday, April 16. The Easter Bunny made a stop and was brought in by the Fire Department.

A resolution to increase lifeguard wages for the Oxford swimming pool was approve at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Monday, April 18. The board also approved raising the price of a season family pass from $85 to $100. Both of these items had been discussed at the previous meeting.

Extension Educator, Elena Stout, teamed up with the kindergarten classes at Southern Valley to facilitate the 4-H Embryology project. This is an exciting opportunity for young children to discover how an embryo develops inside an egg to become a chick.

Southern Valley Junior Shooters boasts a team of 38 junior and senior level members for their 2022 team. They held their hamburger feed and silent auction fundraiser on Wednesday, April 13 at the Oxford Fire Hall where they served 140 people. The silent auction portion brought in over $700.