Nebraska’s unemployment rate for June was 2.9 percent. The rate was down from the May unemployment rate and unchanged over the year. The national unemployment rate for June was 4.2 percent, down from the May unemployment rate and up 0.1 percent from the June 2025 unemployment rate.

It can feel like something straight out of a science fiction movie this time of year. Giant wasps seem to be flying around the yard, and armies of creepy crawlers are marching into homes.

Americans’ retirement savings targets are rising, but many workers say current financial pressures are making those goals harder to achieve. A new Schroders 2026 U.S. Retirement Survey finds that participants in workplace retirement plans estimate they will need about $1.2 million to retire comfortably. However, expectations often fall far short of that benchmark: 51% expect to have less than $500,000 saved by retirement, while only 30% believe they will accumulate at least $1 million.

Younger Students • Remind young children that markers, crayons, glue, glitter, and other school supplies belong on paper—not in their mouths. • Teach children that medicines are only for the person they are prescribed to.

Thursday, July 30th: 10:30 a.m. - Cindy’s Bible Study; 2:30 a.m.

Thursday, July 30th: Oven baked chicken, baked potato, spinach, peach cobbler, dinner roll and milk. Friday, July 31st: Scalloped potatoes w/ ham, pea salad, mandarin oranges, biscuit and milk.