National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) has been observed in the United States for 59 years. The third full week in March is dedicated to highlighting the dangers of poisonings for people of all ages, and to promote education and community involvement with poisoning prevention. The Nebraska Regional Poison Center (NRPC) will unite with the nation’s 54 other poison centers to honor this important week. The theme this year is “Prepare, Prevent, and Protect.” The NRPC is staffed by specially trained health care professionals including Registered Nurses, Pharmacists and Physicians who are always ready to take your call. All calls are important, confidential and free to the public.

Visitors to Victoria Springs, Nebraska’s first state recreation area, will enjoy upgrades at this oasis in the Sandhills just in time for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission parks system centennial celebration.

March 7 - 13, 2021 Sunday, March 7th Investigated a report of possible suspicious activity on North Main Street. No activity was located in the area.

The hearings phase of this first session of the 107th Nebraska legislature has finally come to an end. This year our new Speaker chose to schedule all-day bill hearings, something that hasn’t happened in decades. We had 684 bills introduced this session, along with a number of resolutions and executive branch appointments. COVID restrictions made the process of holding public hearings much more complicated and time-consuming. Scores of people behind the scenes made all this possible. To all the committee clerks, legal counsels, research analysts, and other legislative staff that did such a great job of getting the people’s business taken care of, I say, “job well done!”

The Yearlong Month of March May Be Nearing an End Just when we thought the snow and ice and flooding of March 2019 would never end as the cleanup and economic impact lingered, we discovered March 2020. If you listen to the optimists, that yearlong month may be nearing an end.

“Hoping for Spring Weather” I can’t believe that on Tuesday, March 9th, Rod and I were golfing on the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. This morning, Monday, March 15th, we were digging our way to the office due to the late winter snow storm.