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Leadership for Western Sky Community Care Center are pictured from front row, left-right: Hayley Groshans, Genie Bishop, Diane Hagan, Chris Loeffler, Renae Bottom and Brandi Wright. Back row, left-right: Tim Groshans, Seth Carruthers, Dan Hughes, Steve Loeffler and Mark Bottom. Not pictured is Doris Olsen.

New nursing home on display as Western Sky welcomes public at Open House

A large crowd gathered Saturday at the Western Sky Community Care Center (WSCCC) in Grant for its open house, as leaders, residents and state officials celebrated the new skilled non-profit nursing

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Jordan Uldrich, (first person at right in cap) producer lead for the newly formed Nebraska Soil Health Coalition, listens with other attendees as Mike McDonald opens the organizational meeting for the Southwest Hub of the coalition in Imperial last week.

Southwest Nebraska farmers explore soil health at coalition’s organizational meeting in Imperial

Jordan Uldrich didn’t set out to become a spokesperson for soil health, but that is what he has found himself doing.

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Dr. Byrd and nurse Courtney Turner, RN, left, and Dr. Banks with nurse Heather Schoenholz, LPN, right, are ready to answer any questions about colorectal cancer screenings they offer at PCHS.

Perkins County Health Services highlights screenings during National Colonoscopy Endoscopy Week

Perkins County Health Services (PCHS) in Grant is recognizing National Colonoscopy and Endoscopy Week, March 15–21, by highlighting the importance of early colorectal cancer screening and other ser

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With smoke from the Morrill Fire hanging in the air, Grant firefighter Garrett Thompson washes one of the Grant Fire Department’s trucks Saturday morning, March 14, after a shift battling the blaze. According to Grant Fire Chief Don Softley, firefighters from the Grant Fire Department maintained two trucks on scene at all times, using a third truck and a command vehicle as needed. Crews typically rotated four-to six-person teams every 12 hours to keep fresh firefighters available on scene, he said.

Area firefighters among those responding to historic Morrill Fire, now largest fire ever recorded in NE history

BY BECKY UEHLING GRANT TRIBUNE Correspondent

With reporting from Jeff Headley, Keith County News

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