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Saturday was the sixth annual Giving Christmas event in Bridgeport, hosted by Heather Petersen and Jessica Schwager.

Social media advertising is an effective way for small businesses to get the word out about their products. Unfortunately, the same goes for scams. BBB Scam Tracker has received more than 50 online purchase scam reports from consumers across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota since November 1, many of which were perpetrated on social media.The 2022 BBB Online Scams Report found that online purchase scams were the most common cons reported to Scam Tracker and the category with the most victims.

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Hastings—The deadline is approaching for middle and high school students to enter the Nebraska Scholastic Writing Awards. Teen writers who are at least 13 years old and in grades 7-12 are invited to enter original works for recognition and scholarship opportunities. Submissions are due by December 15, 2023.

Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD) once again has partnered with area students to spread the word on the dangers of tobacco use of any kind. A campaign on PPHD’s Facebook page featured six athletes from around the Panhandle who are leading the charge in their schools and communities on vowing to not use tobacco or vape products.The athletes highlighted included:

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Norma Jean (Heimbouch) Eirich, 81, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023, in Littleton, Colorado, with family by her side. Cremation has taken place with no events planned in accordance with Norma’s wishes.

After 68 years of marriage, Dallas and Geraldine “Gerry” Rohrs passed away at their Johnston, Iowa residence. Gerry passed away on October 8, 2023, and Dallas followed her to their home in heaven on November 11, 2023. Services were held and they were laid to rest at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.

It ’s a desert out there Nebraska