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NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS – Do you enjoy the wind in your face during a bike ride or the feel of the earth beneath your feet after a long walk or run? The NCK Outdoors team has been taking action over the past two years to get more kids and adults leading active lives outdoors by developing multi-use natural surface trails in North Central Kansas. Three projects in Tipton, Beloit and Osborne have created more than seven miles of great new single track and some of the best riding in the region. Two more trail projects are on the horizon in Lincoln, KS on the south edge of town to be named Quartzite Park and a larger 15 mile destination trail system at Glen Elder State Park will transform the region into a hub for outdoor recreation.

Chelsey Wilson, the new Executive Director of the North Central Kansas CASA program in Concordia was present for her yearly visit, during Monday mornings Mitchell County Commissioners meeting. The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers are people appointed by judges to serve as advocates for children involved in cases where they are abuse victims. Established in 1994, NCK CASA is part of a national program that recruits, trains and supports community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children and speak up for their best interest. Once CASA volunteers are trained, they are appointed by a judge to a child's case. With staff support, CASAs are able to make a difference in the lives of children in the communities they serve.

MITCHELL COUNTY– The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Rooks, Osborne, and Mitchell counties and patrs of south central Nebraska for today (Wednesday) as combinations of hot temperatures and increasing humidity will lead to uncomfortable peak heat index in the low 100s.