Although many parts of Nebraska received ample rainfall last summer, this winter’s warm temperatures, lack of snow, and strong winds have dried that grass, providing fuel for wildfires throughout central and western Nebraska.

Join the junior high play cast for two nights Friday and Saturday, March 20 & 21, 2026, at Dixon Town Hall Theater at 7 p.m. The alley between Park and Second has been a neutral zone for cats and dogs for decades.

Committees: Education, Health & Human Services Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

R eports Senator Mykala Voita District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committee: Appropriations Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Assistant Majority Leader District 21 Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Chair of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair of House Government Operations and Audit, Vice Chair of State Affairs, Member of Legislative Procedure Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

In Part I, we talked about how the concentration in the marketplace exploded from 1980 to 2021, and how that explosion in concentration resulted in a complete reversal of the allocation of the consumers’ beef dollar to each participant in the beef supply chain. In Part II, we discussed how the government allowed the beef packers to form a tight oligopoly with access to imported beef and cattle from around the world, resulting in fewer opportunities for domestic producers that caused the domestic cattle industry to shrink. We ended with the statement that 15 years ago, the U.S. cow herd shrank to a level too low to allow the cattle industry to withstand even a moderate economic shock.