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Offutt Air Force Base here in Nebraska plays a key role in our nation’s national security. Located in Sarpy County, the military base serves as the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM. Offutt also hosts the 55th Wing, which conducts important global intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, and we are proud that they call Nebraska home.

For 80 years now the normally sleepy early morning streets of Grand Island have come to life with the sites and sounds of our areas largest parade. The day is a big one for many, including many local residents who make their way to Grand Island each year for the Harvest of Harmony Parade.

Monday evening local residents including a large group of local child care providers, gathered at the Prairie Creek Winery for a debate and open question forum featuring District 34 legislative candidates Micheal Reimers and Loren Lippincott. The prospective candidates made the rounds, meeting their potential constituents. Many people from around Central City were in attendance along with Melissa Polinoski and Jodi-Renee Giron from the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation.

Left to right from top left: Raise your hand if you had fun at the Youth Ag Showcase? We are pretty sure this group of students from Nebraska Christian did as they were able to learn all about agriculture. The group got to hear all about pigs from Sophia Lentfer of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association. Glove up! It was all smiles for these Central City students who prepared to take part in the Husker Mobile Beef Lab fistulated steer experience. Students at High Plains Community were able to toss some swine in a fun game designed to teach students all about pigs and how they better our lives. Of course it wasn’t all smiles and that could be seen when Miss Ashley Beckman visited the beef lab trailer after some peer pressure from her students. The fistulated steer feels no pain and lives a long happy life on most occasions. Living a long and happy life takes plenty of safety around farm equipment and that is what Elliot Grosshans spoke about as Grosshans and AKRS both brought machines to show and teach safety.