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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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NPPD mutually agrees to end services contract with Entergy at Cooper Nuclear Station

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) and Entergy have mutually agreed to end their Support Services Agreement regarding NPPD’s Cooper Nuclear Station. This agreement has been in place since late 2003. While Entergy provided certain personnel for the plant (currently there are five Entergy employees at Cooper Nuclear Station) along with other support services as part of the arrangement, NPPD has maintained ownership of and responsibility for the safe and reliable operations of the plant. NPPD plans to continue operating Cooper Nuclear Station and will utilize Entergy and other available industry resources, as appropriate.

Q/A: National Agriculture Week

Q: How does your life experience influence your work for Iowans in Washington? A: As a lifelong family A: As a lifelong family farmer, I’m proud to serve as the voice for Rural America and farm families in the United States Senate. While advances in science and technology have improved productivity and lessened the number of workers needed to put in the crop and harvest it, Iowa farm families carry on a heritage that continues from one generation to the next.

Hamburg Library features wide variety of books

V is for variety and variety describes the latest books added to the collection at Hamburg Public Library. “The Maid” by Nita Prose is a “Good Morning America Book Club Pick!,” so you may have heard it reviewed on air.

Week 10 wraps at Iowa legislature

We wrapped up week ten, which was also the second funnel for the House and Senate. Most bills that originated in the house needed to be through a Senate committee by the end of this week, or they won’t be available to be debated this session. We will now be focusing most of our time on floor debate. Please see some of the issues highlighted below that were covered.

Historic Impact of Public Health

Life expectancy is a measure commonly considered when it comes to the overall health of a population. In this day and age, when most of us think about which medical interventions are most important to increase life expectancy, we probably think about things like treatment of cancer, interventions to treat heart attacks, or surgeries for life threatening illnesses. While those things are all important, their overall impact on a population’s life expectancy pales in comparison to the prevention of infectious disease.

Paw Prints

The 3 year old Preschool class got a surprise visit from a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day! .