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The U.S. National Park Service has an offer for the coming 2022 year that an inflation-shocked public can appreciate: Five days when the entrance fees are waived at every park in the country. While most of the 423 National parks do not have an entrance fee at all, about 110 of them do and those fees range anywhere from $5.00 to $35.00. According to their website, the NPS spans 84 million acres, with every state having at least one park, as well as parks in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.

LINCOLN—Monday, Governor Pete Ricketts and State leaders introduced proposals to strengthen Nebraska’s water resources.

Both the girls’ and boys’ Leyton basketball teams won Saturday’s home non-conference games against Hay Springs. The Warriors beat the Hawks 58-32 in a matchup that had Leyton on top throughout the four quarters. Individual statistics were unavailable; however, Leyton boys are now 7-1 on the season with their single loss coming in a non-league contest against Potter-Dix in a one-point loss. Justin Ernest leads the team with an average 13 points per game, and Dillon Juelfs leads defensively with almost 6 rebounds per game.