Excuses to Ignore Heart Pain

About 7 years ago I was carrying a bucket with 50lb of salt which I was spreading on sidewalks in my neighborhood. As I finished, I quickly became unusually short of breath and developed chest pressure I had never felt before.

Tax Relief Passes

A couple of weeks ago, I provided an update LB 825, a tax relief bill that failed to get the necessary votes to break a filibuster. This week, the story is quite different.

The 2022 Legislature Favored the Big Stuff

A major tax cut package that could cost the state as much as one-fifth of its budget in the outyears worked its way through the 2022 legislative session as lawmakers focused on the big issues in waning days.

President Biden’s Border Crisis

There is a crisis at our southern border, and President Biden is only making it worse. At the end of March, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it was on track to surpass one million encounters with immigrants illegally crossing our borders over the last six months.

School Board committee to review complaint against Supt. Rottinghaus

The Pawnee City School Board formed a committee to investigate a complaint against Superintendent Brian Rottinghaus at its Monday night meeting. There will be three board members on the committee who will make a recommendation to the board. They are Jason Vetrovsky, Lisa Hunzeker, and Hope Koester.

Thank you to our Bloodmobile Participants

The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. Unfortunately, some of the donators from our community are turned down due to new FDA regulations set that the Red Cross must follow.

Cars and Coffee

This is Lori Broady’s 63 Impala. Bryce and Dani Niss restored it for her.

Jesus is risen, indeed!

Spring is the time of rebirth. The crocus, daffodils, and tulips begin to poke their heads through the sod. Tired of being buried in the dark cold sod through the winter, the sprouts push upwards toward the warmth of the sun. The wheat, sowed last fall, spreads a green blanket across the fields.

New House

My mom spent the first decade and a half of married life keeping house in the century old farmhouse in which my dad had grown up. On the north end of the first floor was the kitchen, heated by an oil burning stove. A pump in the corner provided rain water that had been collected in the cistern.

Lewiston Consolidated School Annual Family Literacy Night

Lewiston Consolidated School held their annual Family Literacy Night on Friday, April 8th. This year’s theme was Princesses and Superheroes. The event was organized by Lewiston’s Title teacher, Allana Deane, while elementary staff attended and worked game and information booths.