Supporting nuclear energy is one of my priorities as the Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety. The United States used to be the world’s leader in nuclear energy.

It is the time of year that everyone needs reminded to protect themselves from the sun. Spending time outside is a great way to be physically active, reduce stress, and get some Vitamin D. Anyone that works or plays outside needs to remember to reduce skin cancer risks by protecting your skin from the sun. This is true year-round not just in the summer on bright sunny days. The National Council on Skin Cancer encourages sun safety awareness and to remind everyone to protect their skin while enjoying the outdoors.

Doctors are taught medical terms and jargon in medical school like a secret code. Many medical terms are rooted in Greek and Latin.

Storm floods Hi-Line Golf Course.

Raymond W. Geiger, 89, passed away Monday, July 1, 2024 at Kearney Regional Medical Center.

Vernon D. Bletscher, age 85, of Arapahoe, passed away at his home on July 6, 2024, surrounded by his three girls Rebecca, Nancy, and Becky.

Harvey Marvin Ficken, age 94, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on May 24, 1930, to John and Johanna (Noltensmeier) Ficken at their rural home in Frontier County, Nebraska. He was the youngest of a family of five.

A Funeral Service for Margaret H. Wendell will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska, with Chaplain Kathy Doiel officiating. Interment will follow at the Wilcox Cemetery, Wilcox, Nebraska.

Oralene Marie (Hall) Winchell, age 80, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, July 6, 2024, after a short losing battle with cancer. She was born in Mitchell, Nebraska on September 24, 1943. Daughter of Oral and Pansy (Trauernicht) Hall. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Ruth Snare; sister-inlaw; Judy Hall; brothers- inlaw, Ken McMillan and Jesse Crain; nieces, Kelley Crane and Tracy Walker; nephew, Tyler Hall; and numerous aunts uncles, and cousins.

Sylvia D. Betz Schurr of Eustis passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Elwood Care Center at the age of 88. Sylvia was born July 15, 1935 at Eustis, Nebraska to Herman and Erna (Fiene) Hablitzel. She graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1953. Sylvia married Walter Betz on August 14, 1954 in Raton, New Mexico. Their union was blessed with two daughters, Annette and Joyce.