After your visit: Your physician may order blood work, x-rays or a scan of your body. If the concern is acute or potentially a threat to your immediate health, you may be asked to wait for your results in the clinic. Normally, patients may leave and await their results from home. If the physician has requested a follow-up appointment, please schedule prior to your departure. We highly encourage this step as the schedules fill up very quickly.

Nebraskans are excited this time of year to home preserve the great flavors being harvested. A list of steps to follow can make your experience a positive and successful one for the first-time canner or for those who have not canned for a while. Steps to follow prior to home canning each season: Check the directions that come with your canner before starting to can. If you no longer have the directions or have questions about a specific canner, check with the company.

With three weeks of Women’s League Golf remaining first place is still up for grabs with five teams within 10.5 points. The team of Kathy Worrell, Stephanie Kinzie and Julie Micheel remain in first place with a team score of 72 points after week nine on July 19th.

Kyle Jackman and Graig Kinzie fired 1-under par rounds of 35 during Men’s League Golf on Thursday, July 20th at the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. Logan Leach followed with a even par round of 36.

The Sandhills Cattle Association (SCA) developed the ‘Steers for Students’ program as an educational program geared toward the youth of the Sandhills. The way it works is the donated calves were penned with the other calves during the Educational, Performance, and Carcass Contest, and the ranchers receive the donated calf’s data during and after the contest.

Hail is a four-letter word that causes high anxiety. Since the average first fall killing frost in Nebraska usually occurs from October 1 to October 10, our growing season is now over halfway with only 70-80 days remaining. So, replanting severely hailed corn or soybeans fields are likely not good options; since even short season corn hybrids need at least 80-90 days of growing days, and the shortest season maturity group soybeans need at least 80 days of growing season for economic yields. Therefore, the best alternative options may be to move from a summer grain production mindset to possible forage options.