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Routine Reflections

We’ve arrived at another intersection of old and new. A time where we say goodbye to one year while also welcoming another. The singing of “Auld Lang Syne” has been sung, well-wishes have been said, and new goals have been declared.

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Welcome to the world New Year Baby, JD Jameson!

I was born on Jan. 9, 1999, and even though I was born a week after New Year’s Day, I was the first baby born to a family in Rawlins County Kans., in the year 1999. I was featured in the Atwood newspaper with pictures, gift certificates and I earned several savings bonds. I still cherish those clippings. They are part of the reason I grew to love newspapers and am a reporter today, because of my love of local journalism and traditions like these.

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SVCF Announcing fall grant recipients

During its fall grant cycle, the Smoky Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) awarded over $20,000 to eight projects throughout the Smoky Valley area. The following organizations received funding: -City of Lindsborg, $1,190 to help cover one Certified Youth Sports Administrator credential and 44 volunteer coaches training for the 2023 youth sports year.

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