“The naughtiest thing I ever did was throw a fork at my father’s face,” shared my grandmother, Sherry Fox, as she sat in her rocking chair sipping coffee. I thought this wasn’t very characteristic of Fox; she has always been a very respectful and supportive person.
GOTHENBURG SENIOR CENTER
Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. on conference calls during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information contact 308-529-0725.
Lexington, Neb.–The Lexington congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recently named a new Bishop, Gothenburg resident Drew Rubalcava. Bishop Rubalcava replaced Arlyn Wasenius of Arapahoe, who had served as the former Bishop since 2018.
Nebraska’s tax system is completely broken. Nebraska is the worst state in the nation for the inheritance tax, the seventh worst state for property taxes and only Wisconsin beats Nebraska in terms of the number of farm and ranch bankruptcies. By now, many property owners have figured out that last year’s big property tax relief bill, LB1107, was nothing more than a slight decrease in the amount that property taxes increased this year, and this is how things will continue to be unless we overhaul the entire system.
This editorial penned by Senator Williams in collaboration with the Speaker of the Legislature, Senator Mike Hilgers. It details how the Legislature is adapting public hearing processes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lincoln, Neb. — Work on the first Super 2 highway in Nebraska is progressing on schedule, with the majority of the work completed on the 10-mile segment of US-83 between mile markers 35 and 45 by Frazier Creek in Frontier County, according to District 7 Construction Engineer Drew Wilson. Work began in the spring of 2020 on the first of six projects that will be part of the US-83 Super 2.
Lincoln Neb. – Beginning Feb. 1, guests can make camping reservations up to 180 days in advance of arrival for stays at Nebraska state park and recreation areas.
SHILOH SCHULTZ
Since Coronation can’t be spelled without C-O-R-O-N-A, the GHS Student Council found it quite apporpriate to roll with it and make this year’s theme, “It’s a Hot Mess”.