Strange To say that living in our current environment is strange is an understatement. Our downtown reminds me of the black and white nuclear holocaust films some of us remember as kids with no sign of life and tumbleweeds blowing through the streets. It isn’t quite that bad, but I had an eerie sense of …
The city crews are hard at it getting ready for another active year. Crews are cleaning up leaves in the park and planting replacement trees. The City Park’s restrooms will be turned on this week. Next week we should see drinking fountains turned back on if temperatures permit. Streets are being swept to get rid …
I’m enjoying getting to find out inside information on how the city operates. Last Wednesday I was up at 4:30 in the morning to learn about part of the city’s function that not many of us think about; garbage collection. Every morning Greg Phillips is at his job at 4:45. It starts by checking over …
Of Rabbits and Kindness This past week was intense and interesting. I took a few days off from the mayor’s duties (still keeping in touch with City Hall) to attend a national rural hospital conference. This is an annual conference focused specifically to small rural hospitals, which have their own challenges that larger facilities don’t …
This is the time of year when things are fairly slow around the city. The various city crews are doing projects that they may not have time for later in the year. Barbeque pits are being rebuilt in the park. Fire inspections are being performed. Machinery is being rebuilt, etc. This is also the time …
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