School Starts Aug. 19, But First It's County Fair Time

Good morning! Here is hoping that you are doing well and that if you are harvesting, that it’s going even better!

Today we are bringing the last schedule of happenings for July of 2024, and it seems crazy impossible. School will be starting in less than a month.

In Banner County, the new academic year opens Monday, Aug. 19. Classes are planned for all day.

So for today, July 25th, the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering will host Pulitzer Prize finalist speaker Gregg Jones at 1:30 p.m. His topic is “Most Honorable Son.” That evening’s music at 18th Street Plaza will be provided by Back In Th...