October 2022

Get Ready for Colder Weather with Energy Conservation Efforts

It’s not every day companies encourage customers to buy less of what they sell, but that’s exactly what Black Hills Energy is doing. As cold weather approaches, Black Hills Energy is ramping up efforts to communicate with customers, sharing tips on how to use less natural gas in their homes, so they can save energy and save money. The company is also reminding customers of available resources to help with energy bills.

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A land of plenty wasted: Food waste in Iowa

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.” –Baseball’s Yogi Berra “Food waste continues to be the single largest landfilled item by weight,” says Tom Anderson with the DNR’s solid waste section. “It continues to grow. It is sad in some ways. Food gets thrown away every day. People may not understand how much money they spend on food they will throw away,” he says.

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Did you know?

Various organizations urge women to familiarize themselves with their breasts and conduct somewhat routine self-exams so they can uncover any lumps or other issues that may warrant further examination by a physician. Though self-exams can lead to discovery of breast cancer when the disease is most treatable, the World Health Organization notes that as many as 90 percent of breast masses are not cancerous. Non-cancerous abnormalities may be benign masses such as fibroadenoma and cysts or indicative of infection. It's also important that women recognize that breast cancer is not always accompanied by a lump. In fact, the Mayo Clinic reports that many women with breast cancer never experience any signs or symptoms of the disease. In such instances, the disease is discovered during screening tests, which include mammograms.

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A Weekend To Remember

with Phyllis Buell Just when I had begun to think Nebraska wouldn’t/couldn’t win a football game - they did! Since my twelfth great grandchild had been baptized on Sunday morning and we spent the day celebrating – I was too tired to last out the Chiefs/Buc’s game. So I asked my computer who won this morning.

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