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In response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today its plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing. USDA is updating the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) to immediately cover feed transportation costs for drought impacted ranchers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide more details and tools to help ranchers get ready to apply at their local USDA Service Center later this month at fsa.usda.gov/elap.
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The holiday season is here, and many wonderful activities are happening. As you hustle and bustle, be aware that accidents and injuries can occur. When you see a doctor, they record a diagnosis code explaining the purpose of the appointment. Some codes describe the actual injury and others describe what happened during the injury. For example, Y93.2 is the code for “activities involving snow and ice”. So, if you went sledding, crashed into a tree, and broke your left femur or thigh bone, your medical chart would show these codes: S72.8X2A “other fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture”, W22.0 “striking against stationary object”, and Y93.2.
Read moreThe Library was recently gifted non-fiction crafting books. These came in just in time for anyone to check out to possibly make a Christmas home-made gift for someone. Titles of the books added to our collection are as follows:
Read moreLarry and Sharon Kozel were Thanksgiving Day guests in the home of their daughter, Julie, Mark, Abby and Simon Freier of Pickstown.
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Wally Voigt and Joe Paulsen make the streets of Avon come to life for the holidays. Courtesy Photos.
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The first Frozen Foot 5K Fun Run/Walk was held on Saturday afternoon. Above, Laurie Jurrens and Nyla Raysby hold the ribbon before the racers take off. Kirk and Tina Flood won Best Costumes. Photos by Nikki Fathke
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