Sergeant Andrew Wake with the Fremont County Sheriff ’s Office met with the county supervisors to discuss employee retention and benefits that could help the office keep their deputies and not lose them to counties with higher pay.
Figuring out what you can do to help the planet can seem overwhelming. But there are many ways you can help—at home, in your neighborhood or at your favorite lake, state park or wild area.
Sidney High School celebrated “The Fabulous Sidney Prom 2022”, on April 2, at the Waterfalls Wedding Venue in Farragut. The evening began with the grand march of students and companions, and continued with the formal dance.
ELEMENTARY BREAKFAST Monday, April 25: Pop Tarts, cheese sticks, fresh fruit, fruit juice. Tuesday, April 26: Cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, fruit juice.
This past winter saw the lowest amount of snow ever recorded in Lincoln and the fourth-lowest total ever recorded in Omaha, according to the National Weather Service. Suzanne Fortin, meteorologist in charge of the NWS office in Omaha, was one of the speakers at the annual Missouri River Basin spring meeting, which is organized by the U.S.
Do you think the wind will ever blow? It has been a miserable April with strong wind every day and cold temperatures. This April has reminded me of the year we were married (1960) and we were so happy to be in our first home.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging school-age students to participate in the 2022 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest hosted by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Artwork submitted should feature at least one aspect of Iowa agriculture — food, livestock, crops or renewable fuels, for example. Submissions will be judged on both creativity and the ability to connect agriculture to everyday life.
After a pandemic hiatus, Percival Hometown Pride organized their annual pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 9. The Easter bunny joined the activity and visited kids in the Percival park for the egg hunt. Courtesy Photos
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, was first listed as a medical diagnosis in 1980. However, it has been recognized and called by many different names throughout history. The first recorded description of PTSD is in the Epic of Gilgamesh which dates back to 2100 B.C. In The Iliad and The Odyssey, Homer wrote about Trojan War soldiers exhibiting the symptoms of PTSD. Shakespeare described a character in King Henry IV who suffered from post-traumatic nightmares.
Many seniors want to spend as long as possible residing in the comforts of their own homes. According to AARP’s 2021 “Home and Community Preferences Survey,” more than three-quarters of U.S. adults age 50 and older prefer living at home. But getting older often comes with certain deficits that may not make current living situations the safest for seniors.