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A recent editorial in this publication showed no understanding of the constraints on city governments regarding rundown properties, citing LB 45. While it would be most desirable for all property owners to keep their properties in peak condition, that is not the reality; thus, communities across the state are left with buildings which continue to deteriorate.

EDITORS NOTE: This opinion was first published by the Nebraska Examiner, online under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

After several years of development, the Blue River Basin model is complete and is already being used to evaluate possible water use impacts in the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District. Given the drought conditions in much of the district in the last growing season, this resource is especially timely as it will help the NRD board to “protect water supply for all beneficial purposes,” one of the 12 areas of responsibility shared by all NRDs and dictated by state statute.

Wowza, the 2023-24 school year has been an amazing year for Cougar Nation, following a trip to the state semifinals in football this past fall, a dose of adrenaline was added this past week by the girls basketball team and Rowan Jarosik in the 2024 Nebraska State High School Wrestling Championships in Omaha.

Vacations, silent and live auctions to headline event

You will not want to miss this Saturday, Feb. 24, in Fairfield, for the annual Fairfield Volunteer Fire and Rescue pancake feed. Those going, can go in the morning for breakfast and check out our lineup of impressive silent auction items, live auction items, and our raffles that the department has this year.

Sutton Community Home draws closer to new future for the almost 60-year old facility

Demolition work on the north side of the Clay County Courthouse square was nearly complete late last week, as buildings owned by Joe Cooney came down over the course of the past three to four weeks. The building that once stood just east of the USDA Service Center office, shown here at the left in this photo, leaving just two buildings on that side of the square in Clay Center. The easternmost building collapsed in the late afternoon hours of Saturday, Oct. 14. Broken Arrow Excavating of Pleasant Dale razed the buildings, and cleared out the debris, changing the downtown landscape in Clay Center. The collapse put the Clay County Emergency Management office, along with the Clay Center Fire Department, with assistance from other area fire departments, as well as linemen from the South Central Public Power District, as well as Black Hills Energy to help secure the area following the collapse.

The crisis at our Southern Border is enormous, unprecedented, and is putting Americans at risk. According to United States Customs and Border Protection, more than 1 million migrant encounters have been recorded at the border since October 1, 2024—a mark reached faster than any previous fiscal year on record. To this point in Fiscal Year 2024, 50 individuals whose names appear in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist Screening Database have been stopped trying to enter the United States illegally. This is greater than the number of terrorist watchlist encounters at the border in FY17-FY22 combined.

Sandy Creek junior is 3rd in 150-pound class at D-1 district meet, is the lone qualifier

After winning the SNC championship Sandy Creek had a tough task against a good Fillmore Central squad, and that night Fillmore Central proved they were the better team beating the Cougars 45-33.