The NPPD board of directors approved a 3% retail and 1% wholesale rate increase during November’s regularly scheduled meeting. The average residential retail customer uses around 1,000 kilowatts of electricity a month, and based on this amount, would experience an increase of just over $5 per month.

As we gather for Thanksgiving, it’s important to follow simple safety steps to keep your holiday healthy and enjoyable. The Nebraska Poison Center offers these helpful guidelines for safe food preparation and handling. Improper food handling can increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially during large holiday meals.

Political Musical Chairs has a Resignation, an Appointment, and a Campaign Suspended There’s a game of musical chairs going on at the State Capitol, and who gets a chair is in question. Last week, former State Sen.

Activities Thursday, November 13th: 10:30 a.m. - Bible Study with Dwight; 2:30 p.m.

Growing Nebraska’s economy, including opportunities for family operations, is essential to sustainable tax relief for all Nebraskans, and that was the foundational purpose for the roundtable held last week in Lincoln. On October 30th, I partnered with the Platte Institute to host a roundtable discussion on the challenges producers and businesses face when trying to build or expand operations in Nebraska, specifically related to zoning. Participants included individual agricultural producers and representatives from organizations with expertise in zoning and land use. A recurring concern was the inconsistent and often unpredictable way counties handle zoning decisions. Attendees described tangible costs from these inconsistencies, including lost income due to delayed approvals, higher expenses while waiting for permits, and denials without clear justification. Several noted that basic opposition to growth can sometimes influence board decisions in ways that overlook the actual merits of a proposal or its potential benefit to the local economy. These obstacles make it difficult for producers and businesses to plan, invest, and grow, affecting both individual operations and the broader agricultural sector, and highlight the need for a more transparent and predictable permitting process.

Lunch Chef Salad Available Daily Thursday, November 13th: Beef roast, baked potato, carrots, tropical fruit, dinner roll and milk. Friday, November 14th: Chili, pears, cinnamon roll and milk.