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🌱 How a Burwell-area ranch helped reveal rare whooping cranes
Burwell, Nebraska Patch AM: a 3 min readCoffee in hand, Burwell? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Burwell-area ranch helped reveal rare whooping cranes
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 80, low: 50.
- Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Clara Freese – Chancellor's Scholar Spotlight (unl.edu) — A recent University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduate recalls spotting rare whooping cranes near Burwell during a field trip focused on Sandhill Cranes and prairie chickens. Her experience in Nebraska’s prairies, including work at Barta Brothers Ranch and the Crane Trust, has inspired a conservation-focused career in grassland systems and wildlife. Local readers may appreciate how nearby ranchlands support nationally significant wildlife research. 
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Live Concert: 43rd Army Band of the Nebraska... →
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Live Concert: 43rd Army Band of the Nebraska National Guard at Fort Hartsuff →
Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park, 82034 Fort Ave, Burwell
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County Board Meeting →
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🗞 Nearby News
Broken Bow
- Broken Bow Spirit Collects Sweep of Lexington (sandhillsexpress.com)
- America 250 Quilt Show being held in Broken Bow this weekend (sandhillsexpress.com)
- Broken Bow City Council Reviews E-Mobility Rules, Opens Armory Bids and Approves Annual Audit (ruralradio.com)
Neligh
- Much is planned for Antelope County Museum this summer (elginreview.com)
- Judge weighs change of venue request in Wayne County murder case (norfolkdailynews.com)
Grand Island
- Grand Island fire department seeks grant for new brush truck (ksnblocal4.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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