Recently my social media has been filled with videos of ranchers from different parts of the country showing what they do on a daily
Editorials
Community Recycles 961K Pounds In 2025
Keep Alliance Beautiful processed and shipped a record 961,086 pounds of recyclables during 2025. While our volumes were up nearly 23 tons from the
Working it Out
“To live a life most people don’t, you must be willing to do what most people won’t. The magic you’re looking for is in
Goats to GOAT
51 years ago, on Thursday and Friday, January 9 and 10, 1975, a powerful blizzard stranded the residents of eastern Nebraska. Hardest hit was
Flip-flop
I love college football. I can spend hours watching games or listening to them on the radio. I think that my love for the
Ride On
The title of the poem is Mud on the Horn. Fair warning that nothing good will follow. The only way to get mud on
So Far, A Bang-A-Rang Season
If you were listening to your radio last Friday night, you heard several exclamations of “Bang-A-Rang-A-Rang-A-Rang!!!” The emotion of Kent Pavelka, who has announced
Peaks and Valleys
A belated happy Christmas and merry New Year! Yeah, I phrased that on purpose. The purpose of this column is to share my personal
Eagle Projects: Ethan Schulze
Writer’s Note: This is the fourth column in a series featuring recent Eagle Scout projects by local youth. Fire hydrants blend into the landscape.
The Garden
I don’t know who first told us to bloom where we are planted, but it’s become so common that we forget to pay attention.





