North Platte will soon be opening a state-of-the-art meat packing facility, Sustainable Beef LLC, employing 800 people. The plant will be competing against the
Editorials
Reflections for the Week of January 27
Police: Attended APS Leadership Meeting Attended citywide IT Meeting Met with Brent Kusek regarding city ordinances, fines and updating both on
Teen Mental Health
By Jill Kruse, DO The most recent survey of teen mental health by the Centers for Disease Control in 2023 revealed that 20.3% of
Sowing Cigarette Seeds
Threads of conversation often begin as our crew settles in to help Jelly, the Keep Chadron Beautiful recycling coordinator, unload cardboard (sometimes paper too)
Food Access in Nebraska
Food insecurity has been a major national problem. We have done a remarkable job of providing access to food in Alliance, and we have
Super Bowl Ragbag
I received a phone call at my office last Thursday afternoon from a dedicated reader – and radio listener – who asked me to
Remember Where You Are
Parents formerly used this phrase to chastise their kids. “Don’t get above your raising” pretty much meant don’t get conceited, act uppity, or look
Goodbye Callie
Chandra, Keep Alliance Beautiful financial associate and office sage extraordinaire, slid a list of potential recycling center cat names across the conference table at
Winter Birding
Brrrr – It’s cold outside! It’s been too cold for so many of our regular outdoor activities. But we have enjoyed the birds in
What Can We Learn from the Dying?
By Kelly Evans-Hullinger MD For the last five years, I have had the great privilege of serving my local health system as Medical






