The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept lottery applications for mountain lion permits November 1 – December 8, 2021, for the 2022 hunting season. Permits are available only to Nebraska residents, who may have one permit per calendar year.

“Trick or Treat” Halloween is over for 2021. Must say, throughout the evening on Sunday, October 31st, we had some trick-or-treaters with very good manners.

Last Friday the 22nd of October, Southeast Community College in Lincoln hosted the Advanced Nuclear Forum. The forum highlighted the many emerging technologies in nuclear power, and the role nuclear power will have in delivering reliable, affordable energy to Nebraskans. About a dozen senators were in attendance.

Statewide Elections A Year Away, Here’s A Prediction The statewide election is a year away, but it appears former Governor Dave Heineman could win that office again. If he decides to run.

Brown County has received another membership dividend, this time in the amount of $8,483.00, from the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (NIRMA), the county’s property, liability and workers’ compensation coverage and risk management services provider. The dividend was part of a $1 million distribution shared with 81 Nebraska counties and nine county-associated agencies during NIRMA’s annual membership conference October 21 – 22 in Kearney.

The holidays are commonly associated with a table full of delicious food - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, rolls, vegetables and an abundance of desserts - however, for some families it’s a struggle to put even the most essential of food items on the table.