For the past few months, I’ve been fielding questions about the baby formula crisis. Make no mistake, the shortage of baby formula is indeed a crisis.

Two hundred forty-six years ago, our Founding Fathers bravely defied the most powerful nation on earth and put pen to paper to assert an eternal, self-evident truth: All men are created equal. We are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights that no government can justly take away.

Well, getting older has its rewards but also has its problems. At a recent visit to the orthopedist to check out a continuing hip problem, they discovered I had a high blood pressure reading - too high.

I always enjoy visiting with Nebraskans and seeing the exciting developments happening across our state. As part of a recent state work period, I had the chance to spend the day in Hastings and participate in a series of business tours.

Roger Houser of Elwood is the fourth winner of a 2022 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 Crew Cab Flex Fuel truck in the 27th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game. Houser purchased his winning Truck$ & Buck$ ticket at The Red Barn at 107 N Smith Ave.

Abby Andrews spent May 23-June 8 as a volunteer with the organization Volunteers Around the World, serving the low-income population of Cusco, Peru, a city in the Peruvian Andes. Andrews’ team worked at a clinic assisting two doctors and a pharmacist.

ARAPAHOE - Arapahoe Rehab & Fitness, a new physical therapy location, opened in Arapahoe last week with plans to soon expand into a 24-hour fitness center as well.

Tri Valley Health System has purchased the Arapahoe and Oxford Physical Therapy Clinics from Southwest Nebraska Physical Therapy (SWNPT).

{ FROM OUR FILES } Arapahoe Public Mirror 10 years ago Kim Hammond became the new owner of Williams Bros. purchasing the business from Norma Steele.

Michael J. Heskett, age 59, passed away at the Community Hospital of McCook on May 3, 2022. He was born on October 20, 1962, in McCook to Marvin R and Verna I. (Hill). Mike attended grade school and high school in McCook.