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Grandpa used to talk about corn being knee-high by the fourth of July. When he was a young man, a corn crop was off to a good start if it was that tall by Independence Day. The old saying is no longer the standard, nor is grandpa still a young man; in fact, quite a little has changed since the 1950s. In 2023, in this part of the world, there will probably be corn shoulder high (or very near that) by the fourth of July.

Around the first of the year in 2022, Yvette Mannon of Oconto released her first children’s book. “Cookie, Where Are You?” is the saga of the Mannon’s blue heeler who set out on an adventure to find his way home.

This week, we at Syndicate Publishing are celebrating our 5th anniversary. It is hard to believe five years have already gone by since we set out on this journey and launched a brand-new newspaper in Gothenburg!

Have you found a home to purchase, but you need down payment assistance to make homeownership a reality? Then our Down Payment Assistance Program may be just for you! Central Nebraska Housing and Economic Developers (CNHED) provides down payment assistance funds, and minor rehabilitation funds, to income-qualified families who are looking to purchase a home. These funds are available to households in our 14-county region, which includes: Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield, Greeley, Holt, Keya Paha, Loup, Rock, Sherman, Valley, and Wheeler Counties.

In a small town in rural Nebraska on a quiet street lined with trees and pickup trucks sits a little yellow house on a corner. In the window, there is a red, white, and blue sign that says: Home of the Free Because of the Brave. Inside, one of the brave – an army veteran – makes rural Nebraska home with help from USDA Rural Development. As Nebraska State Director for USDA Rural Development, this scene makes me proud. It is a snapshot of what USDA Rural Development is all about: taking pride in rural Nebraska and investing in the people who invest in America through their service, through producing food and fuel, and by building up rural communities.

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From the Collection of Pat Young We’ve got a two-letter word we use constantly that may have more meanings than any other. The word is UP.

TAt the Nebraska Press Association’s annual convention in April, Gov. Jim Pillen issued an in-person special proclamation designating the week of June 26-30, as Community Newspaper Week in Nebraska. In addition, the Nebraska Legislature adopted Legislative Resolution 87 to congratulate NPA on its Sesquicentennial year. It was introduced by Speaker John Arch.

This year marks the 90th year of the Callaway Pioneer Picnic. The first Pioneer Picnic was held in 1933, in conjunction with the dedication in Morgan Park of the first Custer County Courthouse. With the exception of the World War II years, the community event has been held annually ever since.