LINCOLN, NE (02/06/2023)-- More than 6,900 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans’ List for the fall semester of the 202223 academic year. Qualification for the Deans’ List varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center.

Most people know that getting enough sleep is important for their health, but many do not realize that there are specific health benefits that come from getting a good night’s sleep. Getting enough sleep can improve your mood, help you maintain a healthy weight, and reduce your risk of chronic health problems like diabetes and heart disease. Sleep can even help boost your immune system and improve memory.

I am always working to ensure that federal policies make sense for communities in Nebraska. Nebraskans know all too well that rules crafted by career bureaucrats rarely benefit us — in fact, they often harm us.

ELWOOD - Despite the challenges and unknowns of an outside-the-box business idea, the Elwood Hometown Cooperative Market is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. The grocery store is operated as a cooperative, one that was formed a decade ago after Elwood’s grocery store was closed.

The Elwood Area Foundation will host the 12th Annual Spring Gala on March 25. The community fundraiser has become an annual tradition with proceeds from the event supporting community projects and youth programs and projects. The evening features complimentary cocktails, a served dinner, and silent and live auctions. Live music from the band The Innocence will close out the night.

CAMBRIDGE – Since the 108th Legislature convened on January 4, property tax relief and education issues have been front and center. Governor Jim Pillen’s plan to increase K-12 public education by 2.5 billion through 2030 while cutting property taxes is seen as a great step in the right direction, but some question its sustainability.

McCOOK — An Indianola man charged in an October 2020 murder that occurred just west of Indianola reached a plea agreement with Red Willow County prosecutors in January. Alva C.

MCCOOK - The Southwest girls basketball team won its seventh game in eight tries with a 51-38 victory over Wauneta- Palisade in Saturday’s RPAC Tournament third-place contest. The Roughriders started slow and trailed 9-6 after a quarter, but the offense heated up from there and Southwest pulled away.

AMHERST - The Hi-Line boys basketball team halted a three-game losing skid with a comeback win in the first round of the FKC Tournament Saturday. The Bulls erased a 13-point half deficit to turn back Overton by a bucket, 6765, and advance to the conference quarterfinals where they were downed by top-seeded Amherst, 75-48.

MCCOOK - The Girls RPAC Championship Basketball game Saturday brought together two teams with similar styles. As both the Southern Valley and Maywood-Hayes Center squads pressure, press and attack throughout a contest, the winner was likely to be the team that settled in and found a rhythm.