HELPING WESTERN NEBRASKA FIREFIGHTERS...

Late last week, Governor Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency for Morill, Garden, Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, Dawson and Frontier Counties due to wildfires. The declaration allows for extra funds and resources to those areas, including National Guard troops, helicopters for aerial Firefighting, and among other things, activating a Complex Incident Management Team.

Others are helping as well – setting up a fund to provide firefighters and victims for hot meals. You can donate on-line at HotMealsUSA.org or by mailing a check to Hot Meals USA at 714 Fourth Avenue, Suite A, Kearney, Nebraska 68845.