Stories from Friday, August 8, 2025

HOLDREGE, Neb. - Retirement isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Faced with the prospect of a life filled with leisure activities like bridge or golf, 84-year-old Betty Sayers chose something a bit more challenging. To call her restless or ambitious would be a mischaracterization—Betty’s drive stems from something deeper: a lifelong devotion to learning...

McCOOK, Neb. - According to Red Willow County Clerk, Penny Cooper, participation in the school bond election has been good. As of Friday morning, Cooper says that “just over half the ballots” have already been returned to the courthouse. Cooper said that voters need to get their ballots back by 5 p.m. next Tuesday, August 12. Ballots can be placed in the drop box by the east door of the courthouse, or mailed...

TRENTON, Neb. - The Hitchcock County Planning Commission reconvened on Friday, August 1, to revisit previous action items after amending the agenda the day prior. The Commission was urged to meet again after it was discovered that their bylaws prohibited the alternate board member from voting unless a regular board member was absent. ...

In late July, the Pew Research Center released a report telling us, to some degree, what we already know. Americans are split, but Pew took the research further and found a few details that aren’t so well known. The report confirms that Republicans and Democrats remain locked in a near-even stalemate: 46% of Americans now identify with or lean toward the GOP, while 45% lean Democratic. ...