A rosary service for Robert “Bob” Barnes, 72, of South Heart formerly of New England will be at 6:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2023 at at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service.

Carolyn Elizabeth ten Bensel, age 80, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Saturday evening, November 25, 2023. Carolyn was born April 25, 1943, in Holdrege, Nebraska, to Gilbert and Agnes (Schutz) Leising.

Charlotte Ann Schroeder Farr was born on December 27, 1932, in Oxford, Nebraska, to William and Katie Schroeder, the youngest girl of six children. A seventh child, Dale, came to be part of their family when he was a baby. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed on April 14, 1946, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oxford. She graduated from Oxford High School with the Class of 1950. After graduation, she worked as a telephone operator.

Gladys May Cole, age 89, formerly of Curtis, Neb., passed away at Great Plains Health in North Platte on Sunday, November 26, 2023. She was born in Holdrege, Neb., on April 20, 1934, to Earl and Tillie (Nelson) Hanson.

Across the State of Nebraska, you may see the gathering of signatures to put the EPIC tax on the ballot to be decided on by the voters. The EPIC tax, or eliminate property, income, and corporate tax, provides an opportunity to completely transform Nebraska’s complicated, outdated, and broken tax system- a goal I certainly support.

Nearly 1.2 million Americans live in nursing homes today. The vast majority of those Americans are seniors, people who urgently need the specialized care that long-term nursing facilities provide.

Active listening is one of the single most important skills one can have in their parenting “toolbelt.” Over the upcoming holiday breaks there will be many conversations with children, family &friends that you can work on your “active” listening skills!

The numbers say it all. Americans continue to pay the price for failed Bidenomics. Overall, prices have risen by 3.2% since last year. Cumulatively since Joe Biden took office, prices have increased by 17.61%. Necessities are costing hard-working American households hundreds of extra dollars a month. Gasoline is up 54.82%.

TV is flooded these days with commercials encouraging everyone to sign up for Medicare Advantage (MA). What is MA and why are they doing this? First of all, a bit of history.

Team photos, rosters and good luck wishes for area winter sports teams inside! Due to scheduling constraints, Arapahoe’s team photos and rosters will appear next week. .