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Weekly Report October 23 - 29, 2022 Sunday, October 23rd Responded to a request for a welfare check in Long Pine. The individual was reported safe at this time.

Initiative 433 will be on the ballot this coming Election Day. If the voters pass it, it will raise the minimum wage in Nebraska to $15 p/ hr by 2026. This has become the cause célèbre for many on the political left. I oppose initiative 433. I want the people of the 43rd District to understand where I stand on this issue.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ An investigation into the theft this summer of several semitrailers loaded with frozen beef from Nebraska has led to arrests and uncovered a multimillion-dollar theft ring targeting meatpacking plants in six Midwestern states, federal authorities said.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ University of Florida faculty members expressed their displeasure October 27th with Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse being named as the lone finalist for the school’s presidency.

Clerk of the Legislature Pat O’Donnell Retiring The longest serving clerk of the Nebraska Legislature said he was first alerted of coming changes to the nonpartisan nature of things about five years ago. Patrick J.

“Vote - Make Your Voice Be Heard” November 8th marks a very important date at the voting booths across the nation. Make sure you take the time to make your voice be represented in the voting booth.

The November firearm deer season is quickly approaching, and hunters are reminded to follow the four primary rules of firearm safety: • Treat every firearm as if it is loaded; •Always point the muzzle of your firearm in a safe direction; • Be sure of your target, what is in front of it, and what is beyond it; and • Keep your finger outside of the trigger guard until you are ready to fire. Hunters that follow these four rules greatly reduce the risk of causing a hunting incident.

look like their namesake, and sometimes these starry patterns look like something else entirely. That’s the case for many stargazers upon identifying the constellation of Cepheus for the first time. These stars represent Cepheus, the King of Ethiopia, sitting on his throne. However, many present-day observers see the outline of a simple house, complete with peaked roof, instead – quite a difference! Astronomers have another association with this northern constellation; inside its borders lies the namesake of one of the most important types of stars in modern astronomy: Delta Cephei, the original Cepheid Variable.

Many business and homes were decorated for Halloween this year. It was worth the time to drive around and check out all the various decorations people have come up with this year.

1897: 125 Years Ago “President McKinley on Friday issued his first Thanksgiving Day proclamation as follows: “In remembrance of God’s goodness to us for the past year, which has been so abundant, “Let us offer unto Him our thanksgiving and pay our vows unto the most high.” Under His watchful providence industry has prospered, the conditions of labor have improved, the rewards of the husbandman have been increased and the comforts of our homes multiplied. His mighty hand has preserved peace and order has been strengthened, love of free institutions cherished and all sections of our beloved country brought into closer bonds of fraternal regard and generous co-operation.