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Devotional Reflections By Caroline Russell
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Chances are that you are reading this column a day or two after the official day set aside for thanksgiving. The pies are all gone. Dishes have been washed and put away. However, a bowl of cranberry sauce still lurks in the back regions of the fridge.

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Gresham News

News Staff
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
November 29Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the Gresham Community Club will be Saturday, November 29th, from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Community Center. There will be crafts, cookie decorating, donuts and juice and visits with Santa.

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Nebraska Game and Parks

News Staff
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Plenty of holiday break mentored hunting opportunities exist for youth aged 17 or younger through the Passing Along the Heritage Program.Lake Wanahoo, a mile north of Wahoo in Saunders County, has seven hunting sites totaling 1,067 acres available for mentored youth hunting.
Above: Stromsburg Emergency Services receive grants from Corteva Agriscience to help improve safety, training, and emergency response capabilities for the Stromsburg community. Stromburg Fire Department Grant with Tim Pallas (left) and Michelle Roesener (right). Below: Stromburg EMT Grant – Michelle Roesener (left), Sue Lehn (right). Photos were provided.

Above: Stromsburg Emergency Services receive grants from Corteva Agriscience to help improve safety, training, and emergency response capabilities for the Stromsburg community. Stromburg Fire Department Grant with Tim Pallas (left) and Michelle Roesener (right). Below: Stromburg EMT Grant – Michelle Roesener (left), Sue Lehn (right). Photos were provided.

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Stromsburg Emergency Services Receive Grant Money from Corteva

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Yvonne Poole, who owns the Barn at Poolearosa, an event venue near Cortland, uses a laptop to run her business. But like many rural Americans, she struggles with slow and unreliable internet access. Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press

Yvonne Poole, who owns the Barn at Poolearosa, an event venue near Cortland, uses a laptop to run her business. But like many rural Americans, she struggles with slow and unreliable internet access. Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press

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Wi-Fi Woes: State may return $350M in fed funding meant to boost Nebraskans’ broadband

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
By Joshua Shimkus Flatwater Free Press When Yvonne and Gregg Poole moved to a property west of Cortland over 20 years ago, they intended to give the old buildings on the land new life. They converted the chicken coop into a guest house. They transformed a grain elevator into a workshop.

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Two-Semi Accident on North 81

News Staff
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
STROMSBURG - On Tuesday, November 4th at about 9:13 AM one semi rear-ended another on highway 81.The first semi, a 2022 Peterbilt driven by Justin Podany of Columbus was headed northbound and planning to turn right onto 129th Road (1 mile south of 81/92 intersection).