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 BOB EVNEN’S REELECTION FOR 2022 Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, of Lincoln, announced Mon- day that he will seek reelection as Secretary of State in 2022. Evnen was elected Secretary of State in 2018. He previously served on the State Board of Education and was an attorney in Lincoln. Due to un- foreseen circumstances, the previously scheduled media conference for Monday’s announcement has been postponed. “Today, I am an- nouncing my reelection campaign to serve another term as Ne- braska’s Secretary of State,” Evnen said. “It has been my honor to serve the citizens of Nebraska these past four years.” In 2018, Evnen succeeded former Secretary of State John Gale who retired after serving Nebraska for 18 years. “I take my role very seriously to serve all Nebraskans, providing safe and secure elections, and pro- moting Nebraska products, technology and research to the world,” Evnen said. The Secretary of State in Nebraska serves as the chief elections officer, oversees business services operations, and repre- sents Nebraska agriculture and business around the world promoting trade opportunities. TWO ARRESTED DISTRIBUTING ILLICIT DRUGS Authorities have announced the arrests of two people after an inves- tigation into a spate of drug overdose deaths in the Lincoln area was traced back to fentanyl-laced cocaine stolen from a Nebraska State Patrol evidence locker. Lincoln police and the patrol held a news conference Friday to announce the arrest of 35-year-old Anna Idigima and 36-year-old George Weaver Jr., both of Lincoln, on suspicion of distributing illicit drugs. Officials say Idigima was a Ne- braska State Patrol employee who worked in the evidence unit when the drugs were stolen from an evidence storage facility. NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS The Nebraska Legislature gave first-round approval Friday to a map drawing new congressional districts for the state. Friday’s votes followed weeks of hearings and negotiations. On the congressional side, those had centered on the shape of the Omaha-area Second Congressional District. In a very brief floor debate, Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, the Republican chair of the Redistricting Committee in the officially nonpartisan Legislature, described the shape of the new district. “What the new congressional districts do, first and foremost, keeps Douglas County whole. Then it goes up and takes Saunders (County)… then it goes down and takes Sarpy County pretty much where it already is in the Second District. And we get to the zero deviation,” Linehan said. Zero deviation means the Second District will have the same number of vorters as the Lincoln-centered First District and the Third District, which includes most of the rest of the state. Keeping Douglas County intact had been a key demand of Democrats to maintain the competitiveness of the Second District, which has twice given an electoral vote to Democratic presidential candidates. Nevertheless, Sen. Justin Wayne, the Democratic vice chair of the Redistricting Committee, opposed the new plan. STOCKS DOW 126.54 TO 34,924.54 NASDAQ 156.87 TO 14,890.83 Newsflash [email protected] 308-345-5400 www.highplainsradio.net WED Chance Tstrms High 81 WEATHER TODAY Sunny High 96 SATURDAY 6:30 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 TUE Mostly Sunny High 90 TUESDAY AT 7:10 ON 1300 AM OR 97.5 FM