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LINCOLN – Monday morning, Governor Pete Ricketts and Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Steve Wellman announced a new branding program to promote agricultural products grown, raised, and made in Nebraska. The program, “Nebraska Straight from the Good Life,” will launch with a catalog featuring Nebraska companies and the ag products they export.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which has been serving the residents of Morrill County on Tuesdays for the past six weeks through the Bridgeport Food Pantry, has wrapped up Phase II of its program. A response to the COVID-10 pandemic, the USDA has distributed over 50 million food boxes across the United States in phases one and two, with Morrill County receiving 200 boxes during the second phase of the program.

As we approach Labor Day weekend, law enforcement in Morrill County is participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign. During the holiday weekend, law enforcement will work to put an end to drunk driving. In support of law enforcement’s dedication to protecting the lives of residents in their communities, you’ll see increased enforcement on the roads with zero tolerance for those who drive impaired.