A highway widening and resurfacing project is underway on Highway 97 around Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area southwest of Valentine. Visitors can expect delays.

“April Showers Bring May Flowers” If “April Showers Bring May Flowers” after this coming week, we should have lots of flowers popping up! One cannot complain about the showers we have received. We were dry in the area, this will hopefully help prevent fires.

This week I will return to Ukraine for the fourth time since the war started. Through my travels I’ve been able to see all sides of the Ukraine conflict. While being an American, I’m still invested in the U.S. and how our assets are used. During the Ukraine conflict, I have become very disappointed in how the United States has acted. The wavering support and indecisiveness have caused massive turmoil across the world. The Ukraine war should never have escalated, and after escalation it should have ended fully within one year. But because of how the West reacted to Russia, it has allowed continued devastation. The Ukrainian people only want peace and freedom. Only through victory will they maintain their freedom as their history has shown them repeatedly. As the war has continued, I have seen more and more people acting more like Americans, having pride in their country. Unfortunately, Ukraine now sees what the cost of freedom truly is. Ukraine has always been for peace, that is why they made the first step to relinquish their nuclear weapon capability in the 90’s. Peace and freedom is all I hear from anyone I talk to. From soldiers on the front, in hospitals, or to civilians who are trying to live in another country. All they dream of is going home during the coming peace when this conflict is over. Even their flag reflects this mentality, it represents a golden wheat field with a blue sky over it. A full harvest with a peaceful sky.

Fifteen Senators Will Be Replaced Term limits claim 13 Nebraska state senators while two are leaving for other reasons. That’ll mean 15 new faces in the nation’s only one-house nonpartisan legislature come January.

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