Stay Safe Online

REPRESENTING YOU Cell phones, broadband access and social media have provided the ability for people across our state and throughout the world to be in constant contact with one another. The positive things made possible by these technologies are also utilized by bad actors to victimize others.

Supporting Our Seniors

SENATOR Out-of-touch Washington, D.C. bureaucrats are trying to impose their preferences on the entire country. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced burdensome new emissions requirements on American-made vehicles, including both light cars and heavy-duty trucks.

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ALAN’S ANECDOTES A couple weeks ago I wrote about a newspaper in Kansas being raided. I ended that column saying “Last, but not least, the story makes me grateful for the communities we serve. This incident couldn’t happen everywhere in our country, and I don’t think it would happen here.

Completes Leadership Institute

REPRESENTING YOU Lombard, Ill. -- State Senator Jana Jo Hughes of Seward was among 37 select lawmakers to complete a leadership training program that identifies and assists emerging state and provincial leaders in the Midwest.

Budget Season

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Budget season is upon us. If you keep your eyes on the public notices you may have seen a handful of notices that are for budgets for local government bodies. You eyes may glass over if you dive too deeply into it, but at least dip your toe in the water.

Back to School Prices

REPRESENTING YOU The back-to-school season has arrived, and families across the country are busy with all the anticipation, activities, and new learning opportunities that come with it.

The Good Ol’ Days

BETH’S BITS I’m going to sound old, but I remember the good ol’ days when I was in school. Things have changed, such as the invention of the internet. That’s right, kids, no email, cell phones or internet. We read books (in paper format). I also didn’t carry my own computer around.

Both Sides Adamant They Are Right in Private School Scholarship Debate

CAPITOL VIEW We should know soon if a group called Support Our Schools Nebraska was successful in gathering enough petition signatures to allow voters to decide the fate of the Opportunity Scholarship Act passed by the Legislature in its tumultuous session.

August in Nebraska

REPRESENTING YOU As part of the August state work period, I’ve had the pleasure of working back home in Nebraska and traveling the state. All month, I’ve been hearing from my fellow Nebraskans about what they want to see happening in the U.S. Senate.

Football Season is back and so is the Football Contest

Hello friends! The Polk County News is pleased to announce that this week is the first week of the annual football contest. If you turn your newspaper over to page 14, you will find the week one games hidden within the ads of our 16 sponsors. I say hidden, but you don’t have to look too deeply.