Hold On, Motorcycle Helmets Required Until January 1, 2024

CAPITOL VIEW Disclaimer: I have never owned, driven, or ridden a traditional twowheel motorcycle. I sat on one owned by my late brother. But in more than five decades as a reporter I have covered numerous accidents involving motorcycles with any variety of other vehicles.

Dog Days of Summer are finally here

The Dog Days of Summer are upon us. It feels like just yesterday we were celebrating Christmas, New Years and my birthday (Jan. 10 for anyone who needs another holiday to celebrate). And now we have the Fourth of July in our rearview mirror. Another year is slipping away.

Is Chivalry Dead?

My parents taught their three sons to treat women with kindness and respect. Things like never hitting girls, opening doors for them and allowing them to go first. Dad called it “chivalry.” You’ll still catch me saying “ladies first” when we eat buffet style at home.

Severe Weather

2101 N. Lincoln Ave., York, NE 68467 402-362-2621 questions@fourcorners.ne.gov 877-337-3573 Severe weather and tacos. Finally! A great, yummy visual to remember the difference between watches and warnings. Has anyone else seen this analogy? Here’s how it goes.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information Experts estimate that 80% of all sun damage occurs before the age of 18. Babies less than 6 months old should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Their skin has less pigment than adults and can burn in minutes.

July Heat and Snakes

July Heat and Snakes Is July the busiest month? Seriously just when I think we don’t have much going on, then everything gets planned then. I do not have an open weekend in July. There’s the county fair, and July is always the best time for company to come or us to go east.

Leadership Development

Leadership Development This past week, Seward County in cooperation with ALLO Communications received $9,274,648 in Nebraska Capital Projects Fund grants to build fiber optic connectivity at 518 locations - encompassing all residents/businesses north of Pleasant Dale and east of Seward County Road...

Vacations

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Hello friends! Summer is a great time to get away for a few days to relax and recharge the metaphorical batteries. Last week I took my family on our annual summer vacation to Wisconsin Dells.

REINS Act of 2023

ALAN’S ANECDOTES A famous quote attributed to Mark Twain is that “History never repeats itself, but it often rhymes.” I looked it up to get the quote right and found that he may have never said it at all. I find that to be the case with a lot of quotes I research.

New Faces & Newspaper Week

BETH’S BITS You may have noticed two new names in the paper, one for the last three weeks or so and a new one this week. One is our son, Kirk Sparrow. He didn’t exactly volunteer to work at the newspaper this summer, but he got “drafted”.