Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Monday, January 16, 2023, at 6:30 pm. All Council Members were present for the meeting. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Council approved all consent agenda items. Council then approved the Fire Department Meeting Minutes and Active Roster as submitted.

I had the opportunity this week to appoint Nebraska’s next U.S. Senator, former Governor Pete Ricketts.

Nebraska has a rich heritage of military service. Over the years, thousands of Nebraskans have answered the call and served our country heroically.

The first few weeks of the 2023 Nebraska legislative session are complete. The early session is shaping up to be one of the most promising we’ve had on a number of issues.

When I was a young physician, we talked with almost religious zeal about the “Golden Hour.” Early on, this principally focused on the idea that within the first hour after an injury, a patient needed to receive definitive treatment in order to maximize the chances of survival, and recovery. We usually interpreted this to mean that the patient needed to be in the hands of the trauma surgeon before this hour was up. We took ATLS classes so we could make sure that the patient in our emergency room got the best treatment we non-surgeons could provide, until the surgeon could take over.

By the time you read this, we’ll know if the weatherman knew what he was talking about. At this writing, he’s promising 6-12 inches of snow with a bushel of wind. But we have certainly had some nice, for January, days lately. We’ll take ‘em.

LINCOLN, Nebraska, (January 17, 2023) - Nebraska Wesleyan University announces its 2022 fall semester academic honors list for students enrolled in traditional and adult undergraduate programs. Traditional undergraduates: Students earning at least a 3.75 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale) while completing a full-time course load of at least 12 credit hours of graded work (pass/fail courses are not included) are eligible.

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Food safety is in the news! Numerous food borne illnesses have occurred during the last few years. Most of the reported food borne illness outbreaks have occurred from food eaten away from home.

The Red Willow County GOP (Republican Party) will begin a new year of meetings on January 24, 2023. The meeting will begin with coffee at 6:30 pm at Bedore Barn/ Marlene’s Kitchen. The business meeting will follow at 7:00 pm. All area Republicans are encouraged to attend. Our State Legislative session has begun and many bills of concern to Republicans have been introduced. Our State Senator, Dave Murman, secured the chairmanship of the Education Committee and several bills concerning our children in public education have been introduced. Check out the Red Willow County GOP or NEGOP groups on Facebook. For information on voter integrity concerns, view NEvoterAP. org online or Nebraska Voter Accuracy Project on Telegram.