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The American Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 9:00 a.m.

Country Partners Cooperative is pleased to announce a special equity redemption of $5.2 million in total of member equities. “Country Partners Coop’s board of directors has made it a priority to have a robust equity redemption plan.

I got the chance to attend “At the Movies” this month at Life Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. The entire lobby was decorated like the set of the Disney movie Encanto. My son was part of the team who built the set, so I was intrigued to discover more about the movie.

As a clinical professor at my state’s medical school, I frequently have medical students seeing patients with me in the clinic. While the majority of patients are happy to allow student involvement, some decline. This makes me wonder what misconceptions lead patients to be averse to trainees participating at their clinic visits or hospital bedsides. In my experience, the presence of learners has a positive influence on our work in the clinic and hospital.

Like nearly every place else in town, Callaway Public Schools received damage during the June hail storm. Superintendent Bryon Hanson happily reported to the school board at the July 11 meeting that the insurance adjuster has gathered all the information he needs to move forward.

The 2022 Custer County 4-H Public Fashion Show will be held at the Evangelical Free Church in Broken Bow at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 21. Everyone is invited to attend to watch the 4-H’ers who are enrolled in many different clothing projects model their projects.

Lower Loup NRD and Nebraska Forest Service staff have identified a rare butterfly in the Lower Loup NRD Arboretum in Ord. While working in the Arboretum on the morning of July 11, 2022, District Forester Rich Woollen and LLNRD Information Specialist Alan Bartels noticed a large black and orange butterfly fly by that didn’t look familiar.

BROKEN BOW - Cell phone Emergency Alerts sounded just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 16 as the National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings with destructive 90 MPH winds. The warning proved true as now, days later, the sound of chainsaws can be heard in all directions as Custer County residents continue the clean-up process following Saturday night’s storm.