A year after a malfunctioning firework exploded in Kyleigh Gardiner’s face on July 4thy, the 22-year-old Seward woman is still healing — inside and out.

A concentrated animal feeding operations facility is a large scale agricultural facility that confines animals for meat, eggs and milk production.

Rotarian Dylan Teut was recently recognized with the National Council of Teachers of English Academic Freedom Award/Intellectual Freedom Award for 2024-2025.