Loup Basin Public Health Department now offers online scheduling for past patients. The following services can now be scheduled on the department’s website: lbphd.org: • Back-to-school immunizations • Childhood immunizations • Adult immunizations • COVID-19 vaccinations • Blood pressure screenings A valid email address is required for appointment confirmation.

The news Sunday morning at church was the storm that went through Saturday night. Members that live by Nysted, towards Cairo, all had stories of the hail, rain, and wind. At our house, it sounded like bowling balls falling on our roof. The hail only measured two inches across. We were glad it didn’t last that long and there were not that many hailstones. What surprised me was the divots in our gravel where the hail landed. We are very thankful for the rain, as the river’s flows had declined all week. They are back up now. The water flow in the rivers had a steady decline this past week until the rain on Saturday night. The South Loup River on Sunday afternoon measured at 165 cubic feet per second. The Middle Loup River’s discharge was at 781 cfs.

I would like to thank everyone for the calls and cards on my ninetieth birthday. A special thanks to my family for supper at The Plainsman.

A huge thank you to all the fire departments that came in the middle of the night to fight our fire. We truly appreciate the teamwork you all exhibited. Howard County Volunteer Fire Departments need to be commended on the job well done. Thanks again! Bob & Francine Rasmussen