CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE! highplainsradio.net The latest Newsflash and Trading Post are on the new website! McCook Humane Society 100 South Street 345-2372 Hours: M-F: 2-5 Sat: 12-4 LISTEN WEEKDAYS 8:05 AM 12:45 PM ON YOUR BISON SPORTS STATION WALK-IN HOURS 7 AM - 5 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 AM-10 AM SATURDAY NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110 TODAY Sunny High 89 WED Mostly Sunny High 94 1 TUE Sunny High 94 VETERANS WELCOMED TO THE STATE FAIR Governor Pete Ricketts and Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Af- fairs (NDVA) Director John Hilgert welcomed veterans to the State Capitol for a proclamation signing ceremony. During the event, the Governor declared July 27th as “Korean War Veterans Armistice Day” in Nebraska. “The State of Nebraska places a high value on recognizing and caring for our veterans,” said Governor Ricketts. “We’re committed to giving them honor and making government work for them. While the Korean War is often referred to as ‘the Forgotten War,’ today’s ceremony demonstrates that Nebraskans remember and appreciate the sacrifices of our Korean War veter- ans.” July 27th is National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day in America, which marks the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Over 37,000 U.S. military service members were killed during the conflict, including 318 Nebraskans. To date, 59 Nebraskans are still unaccounted for according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. “Today’s ceremony was about remembering those who served in the Korean War, honoring the 59 Nebraskans who remain unaccounted for, and recognizing the Korean War veterans who are still with us today,” said NDVA Director John Hilgert. “Their bravery and sacrifices are not forgotten, and will not be forgotten.” LOW-INCOME SCHOLARSHIPS Nebraska’s low-income families deserve the same chance to choose the best school for their children as their upper-income counterparts, state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Omaha told a Friday morning break- fast in North Platte. The Revenue Committee chair answered ques- tions about her Legislative Bill 670, which would grant state income tax credits for donations to nonprofit groups that offer low-income scholarships to K-12 parochial or private schools. People with enough money “can move if we want to. We can pay private tuition if we can afford to,” said Linehan, who also has been pushing with Sen. Mike Groene of North Platte to rewrite and augment state school aid as part of an overall property tax relief package. “I’ve been fight- ing very hard to get more money for public schools,” she told about 40 community leaders at NebraskaLand National Bank. “This isn’t about public schools. This is about saving kids.” NO OBSTACLES Nebraska state officials who want to profit off their government ex- perience and connections after leaving office face virtually no obsta- cles to becoming lobbyists, unlike most other states that bar them from immediately switching roles. A new report by the consumer- rights group Public Citizen says Nebraska is among seven states with no restrictions on former lawmakers, governors or other elected offi- cials becoming lobbyists. The other states without restrictions are Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Wyoming. Nebraska stands in contrast to neighboring Iowa, which Public Citizen praised for having one of the nation’s toughest “revolving door” laws. North Dakota and Maryland also received recognition for making it more difficult for public officials to cash in on their govern- ment service as a lobbyist or consultant. STOCKS DOW 51.47 TO 27,192.45 NASDAQ 91.67 TO 8,330.21 WEATHER MONDAY JULY 29, 2019 Newsflash [email protected] 308-345-5400 www.highplainsradio.net DAVE RAMSEY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6 A.M.-9 A.M.