Birthdays for the upcoming week beginning with May 25:
The community of Gering will celebrate its 102nd annual Oregon Trail Days. The festivities will offer some favorites that have become classics, with some new offerings, Rebecca Shields, general chairman, said this week.
Weekly Church Updates from local churches:
Treasured Grounds Senior Menu for May 25 — 31:
Gering Junior High School will become Gering Middle School over the course of the next year.
The Pioneers scored two runs in the second inning and added five more in the third to build a 7-0 lead over the Plainsmen
Local artists and community organizations have joined forces to create a true spectacle in downtown Gering that will be enjoyed by residents and visitors for years to come.
The Gering City Council and Mayor Kent Ewing conveyed their support for bringing a racetrack and casino to town at a meeting on Monday, May 22.
The Village of Hemingford Board of Trustees met on Tuesday evening for May’s monthly meeting. After going over and approving the consent calendar discussion and action was taken on agenda items.
December of this year will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). For most Americans, this anniversary may come and go unnoticed. Some may see a social media post in passing and others may come across a snippet of a cable news special highlighting stories of wildlife …
The summer reading program will begin with a kickoff event at Legion Park from 3 to 5 p.m. May 31.
One way you can support this bill is by testifying in person at the hearing.
May is budget month for the State of Nebraska in the Unicameral Legislature. The main budget for the year will add up to $10.7 billion. The Legislature has been busy debating four primary budget bills, so today I would like to tell you about a few items in the budget that will benefit West…
Last week the Senators of the Nebraska State Legislature voted to pass LB 574 together with an amendment to limit abortions to the first trimester of pregnancy. This bill has now been sent to Gov. Pillen to be signed into law. LB 574 has clearly been the most controversial bill of 2023. I …
Before we focus on fairness, realize that our governing bodies will look at several criteria to determine whether a tax is politically acceptable.
Furthermore, oversight is ongoing regarding billions of taxpayer dollars lost to fraud and improper unemployment insurance payments intended for federal pandemic relief.
The national debt is a major problem with consequences for every taxpayer. According to one estimate, our debt per U.S. citizen is approaching $95,000, and our national debt per household is around $240,000, adding up to a staggering $31.457 trillion debt overall. At nearly 120% of Gross Dom…
Gering High School bid a fond farewell to the 131 members of the Class of 2023 gathered at Five Rocks Amphitheater for commencement on Saturday morning.
Gering High School bid a fond farewell to the 131 members of the Class of 2023 gathered at Five Rocks Amphitheater for commencement on Saturday morning.
Last week, I brought my colleague Senator John Boozman, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, to Nebraska for a series of visits with family farmers and ranchers.
Union Pacific's restored No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will arrive travel through Gering and other western Nebraska communities in June and July.
Work is now underway on the combined town board and courtroom area, and practically completed on the rear-housed police station.
A dove sat on the powerline, flew away, only to be replaced by another a moment later. Sparrows fluttered down from the roof, slowing to land behind the HVAC equipment. Such was my view looking up to the sky at dusk as I rested in the grass by the Evangelical Free Church during my son’s Cub …
The Hemingford Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) board of Ryan Gasseling, Dave Randolph, Joni Jespersen, Colt Foster, and Dr. Travis Miller, recently approved round 4 of the ‘Hemingford Storefront Improvement Grant’ for business and property owners located in Hemingford. The program gi…
The Hemingford Bobcat Golf Team competed in the District D-5 Tournament at the Court House and Jail Rock Golf Course in Bridgeport on Monday, May 15.