Many rural nursing homes in Nebraska are in trouble.
If you are not in the long-term care industry, you may not be aware of the startling crisis facing these very necessary facilities.
Coronation for Gothenburg High School will be Friday, Jan. 18, at 8 p.m. in the GHS north gym. The ceremony will include performances from the jazz band and Visual Arts Club. The coronation will be at the end of the ceremony.
The District 20 board of education increased compensation for certified staff at Monday’s meeting.
Norm and Colleen Geiken, local owners of Nebraska Salt and Grain, NSG Transport and Eagle Hills Ranch, were recently honored with the Nebraska Trucking Association Award for 2018.
Their sons and daughters-in-laws now also own the business with them.
For the fall 2018 semester, 633 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology students were named to the Dean’s List, including one student from with local ties.
Dawson County Extension Board members recently elected officers for 2019 during their annual meeting.
Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church in the conference room by the east doors. For more information contact 308-529-0725.
Ken Ryan and Ryan Sukraw, directors of the Country Partners Co-op headquartered in Gothenburg, recently completed a four-phase educational program co-sponsored by the Nebraska Cooperative Council and CoBank.
Turning manure nutrients into better crop yields while protecting the environment will be the focus of eight Nebraska Extension workshops across the state in February.
Over 90 percent of all fuel in Nebraska is blended with locally-produced ethanol. This homegrown industry supports over 1,300 jobs across the state and 25 ethanol plants. The ethanol industry represents a $5 billion economic impact to Nebraska.