There certainly were plenty of reasons to celebrate this year’s Arbor Day. In addition to it being the 150th anniversary of our hometown holiday’s first celebration, it also marked the 50th anniversary of the Nemaha Natural Resources District and the Arbor Day Foundation.
Four youth weighed and tagged 15 lambs, and six youth weighed and tagged 14 goats at the Fremont County Fairgrounds as 4-H and FFA project April 27th. Youth weighing in lambs were: Lyla Brooks (Riverton Fisher), Dylan Brooks (Riverton Fisher Clover Kids), Jenna Hall (Washington PEP), Lillian Howe (Riverside Rockets), and Katherine Howe (Riverside Rockets).
Sam Martin, a Shenandoah native and former high school student, was recently elected as the state’s FFA President and shared some of his background and experience in southwest Iowa where he grew up on a farm.
The act of breathing is essential to life and can be done with or without thinking about it. You can control your breath and vary it, but eventually air must come in, and air must go out.
FRIDAY, MAY 6 Breakfast: Sausage, Egg & Toast Lunch: Burrito, Lettuce & Tomato Refried Beans, Apple Slices MONDAY, MAY 9 Breakfast: Muffin & Cheese Stick Lunch: Meatballs, Cheese Tortellini in Red Sauce, Garlic Bread, Green Beans & Berry Cup TUESDAY, MAY 10 Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza Lunch: Chicken Tetrazzini, Corn, Veggie Assortment, Blueberries WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Breakfast: Pancake Wrap & Fruit Lunch: Cook’s Choice THURSDAY, MAY 12 Breakfast: Biscuits & Gravy Lunch: Chicken Leg, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Hot Roll, Applesauce FRIDAY, MAY 13 Breakfast: Sausage, Egg & Toast Lunch: Homemade Pizza, Garden Salad, Fresh Veggies, Pears .
Pictured are Liam Barrett and his Mom, and Nora Spiegel and her parents. (Photos submitted by Mrs.
All third graders passed their spelling test on Wednesday. To keep with her promise, Mrs.
In visits to over 20 counties the past few weeks on my 99 County Tour, I was asked by Iowans across the state about a wide range of issues—from the war in Ukraine and our national security, to efforts to address the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, to the flow of drugs across our Southern bor der. However, at almost every stop on my 99 County Tour, I heard about one issue more than any other: record-high inflation and the rising prices that are crippling our small businesses, farmers, and hardworking families.
Individuals suffering from pain in many areas of the body, having difficulties with sleep and experiencing routine fatigue may be suffering from fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is more widespread than health care professionals may have originally thought. Here are some facts and statistics about the condition.
A trio of thrillers, a women’s friendship selection, and a graphic novel are the newest reading options offered at Hamburg Public Library. As the cover of the latest John Sandford thriller suggests, crude oil plays a major part in “The Investigator.” Letty Davenport, Lucas Davenport’s adopted daughter, finally is asked to help with an investigation in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security.