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Body Lower Loup NRD is now offering an opt-in text alert service. Members of the public who wish to receive these SMS (Short Message Service) messages can sign up at no charge at www.LLNRD.org.

Body Amid a series of intense rainstorms, eastern Nebraska faced a deluge that brought up to 10 inches of rain within hours. Thanks to a network of floodwater-reduction dams, lives were saved, and property damage was significantly mitigated.

Body (Editor’s Note: At the St. Edward Memorial Day service Monday, fifth grader Kalli Carlson read the following school essay on the theme: “Proud to be an American.”) “And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.

Body Before they adjourned last month, state lawmakers passed two of their biggest proposals to address the lack of affordable child care in Nebraska. But they steered $0 to those new efforts, casting doubt on whether either law will have a meaningful impact on a growing crisis.

Body Newman Grove Alumni will hold its annual Alumni Luncheon on Saturday, June 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Body Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30: Vacation Bible School at Shell Creek-9 a.m.; Sunday, June 2: Community Worship at the high school gym, 9:30 a.m..

Body Registration is now open for the second Shell Creek Valley Days Dodgeball Tournament to be held Saturday, June 1, starting at 9 a.m. at the Newman Grove High School Gym.

Body Opening event of Newman Grove’s Shell Creek Valley Days on Friday, May 31, will be the annual Antique Tractor Parade through the downtown area starting at 5 p.m. This year’s parade will be in memory of the late Terry Radenslaben, who often participated in the parade.

Body At Memorial Day services in Newman Grove on May 27, an emphasis was placed on remembering and continuing the legacy of fallen military members. American Legion Post #73 Color Guard marched into the cemetery to open the program.

Body “There is nothing like geology, the pleasure of the first day’s partridge shooting or first day’s hunting cannot be compared to finding a fine group of fossil bones, which tell their story of former times with almost a living tongue.