Federal, state and local events started to change and shape North Platte into a different place, but people continued to grow and enjoy life, despite the challenges.

Here’s a look at major events of the first part of 2025, from each week’s edition of the Bulletin:

Jan. 1

The North Platte police began wearing body cameras. a wearable recording system that videos events from the perspective of the officer wearing it.

Jan. 8

David Cooper, a North Platte high school teacher and drama coach for more than 20 years, was sentenced Jan. 6 to seven years imprisonment for third-degree sexual abuse by a school employee, tampering with a witness and an attempted felony. It was the maximum sentences for the charges. Cooper, 49, will also be a registered sex offender for 25 years. The charge of third-degree sexual abuse by a school employee accuses him of a pattern or scheme of conduct with the intent to subject a student to sexual contact.

In back-and-forth decisions, the city council repealed a $500 tax per “skill game” that was adopted in 2023. The tax had to be repealed because the state claimed prerogative on such taxes and prohibited cities from levying those charges.

Freezing drizzle started to fall throughout the North Platte area on the night of Jan. 3, covering pavements with dangerous sheets of black ice, which was covered with two inches of snow the next night. The result – an abundance of car and truck wrecks on city streets and state highways. In central Nebraska, I-80 was closed six times in two days while wreckage was removed, the state patrol said.

Unicycle rider Annon Wolf rides every day, and to demonstrate, he rode on the hard-packed snow in the parking area of his apartment building on Jan. 5 for the Bulletin. He says it’s great exercise for the entire body.

On Jan. 5, 14-year-old Haidyn Hansen of North Platte took first in the biggest micro-sprint race in the U.S., — the Tulsa Shootout. She beat 170 competitors in a week-long series of races, becoming only the fourth girl in history to take first place. She is the daughter of Trent and Stacey Hansen.

Jan. 15

An All-Terrain Vehicle belonging to an ice fisherman broke through the ice at Lake Maloney and sank to the bottom. Fortunately, no one was injured but the ATV is a total loss.

Emily Garrick was elected president of the North Platte public school board, bringing an articulate, questioning and calm demeanor to the position.

Police arrested two apparent meth dealers – Carl Butcher of North Platte and Jakob Centeno of Gothenburg – when an officer pulled their car over. The driver, Butcher, failed to use his turn signal. Officers found a quarter-pound of meth in the car.

A Bulletin report on the sad state of the U.S. Postal Service went national, attracting comments from all around the country. Most commentors placed the blame on upper management led by U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who resigned later in the year.

Bank and forth progress has come to the fore at the Dist. 177 shopping and residential mall in North Platte. A half-dozen contractors claim they still haven’t been paid for work on the $70 million project. Developer Mike Works has counter-sued, claiming the contractors’ work was substandard. Works is also asking the city council for another $3.3 million in tax incentives to construct another building on the south side of the block and refurbish the east side of the original mall building.

Murphy Tractor and Equipment, which sells John Deere construction equipment, opened in a brand-new location at 3402 S. Jeffers, across U.S. Highway 83 from its old location, where it was located for nearly five decades. Eleven construction companies congratulated the Murphy company on the project. The new service shop has two-and-a-half-times more space than the old one.

Jan. 22

The results of research on the need for a new headquarters for the police and fire department show what everyone expected – the current building is overcrowded and underpowered, so a new one is needed. The most likely location would be in the city’s industrial park on E. Philip Ave., but the new building would be expensive. Follow-up meetings were envisioned to take the next steps, but if more meetings were held, they were not publicized.

The city council tabled a requested $3.3 million in tax incentives for Dist. 177 until claims of non-payment were settled against the developer.

An Arnold couple puts up hay and sells it across the nation. “We’ve sold hay from 27 states off our farm.” Eric Nelson said in the Bulletin’s farm edition. “It’s become the easiest part of our operation.”

Sen. Deb Fisher of Nebraska is one of the organizers, and one of the speakers, at the historic inauguration of President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

Jan. 29

Micaela Wuehler was elected the chairwoman of the Lincoln County Commissioners, the first time that a woman has held the position. Wuehler said her experiences on other boards, her participation in county government, and her real-life experiences qualified her for the job. The board unanimously agreed, 5-0.

Three small businesses recently opened – the Pickled Pig, TJ Nutrition and Ren & Co.

Feb. 5

On Feb. 1, The North Platte High boys’ wrestling team qualified for the state dual tournament and then came within two points of upsetting No. 1 seed Grand Island in the first round. In the consolation bracket, NPHS defeated Omaha Bryan and Elkhorn South to finish fifth.

After an announcement of the forthcoming federal crackdown on illegal immigrants, about 20 people staged a rally at the Lincoln County Courthouse on Feb. 2, protesting the authoritarian nature of the executive orders of President Donald Trump. “Stop separating our families,” one sign said, referring to a situation where one family member is a legal immigrant but another is not.

The city council reconsidered a $3.3 million request for tax incentives for Dist. 177, after developer Mike Works said most of the contractor’s claims of non-payment were settled. This time, the council agreed to award the funds, which are an advance payment to Works’ company. The money will be repaid by slightly higher sales taxes in the stores that located in the district for the next 17 years. Despite the approval, the new development had not occurred by year’s end.

Gov. Jim Pillen asked the state legislature to ban the use of cell phones in schools, citing distractions of the phones and “serious impact” from constant cell phone use. The legislature later enacted the ban.

The Next Era Energy company promoted the benefits of wind energy with an insert flyer in the Bulletin, anticipating construction of a field of wind generators in eastern Lincoln County. However, the county has a moratorium on such construction until zoning ordinances can be updated. That update had not yet occurred by the end of the year.

Feb. 12

On Feb. 12, Addison Arvdal of Sutherland became the first girl from Lincoln County to win a state wrestling championship. Arvdal pinned Ida Bumgarner of Broken Bow in the 190-pound finals in Class B. A sophomore, Arvdal went undefeated at 42-0 during the season.

Three train wrecks in one day, Feb. 9, including a 25-railcar pile-up on Airport Road just east of the city, brought concerns about long trains and lax inspections to light. Officials said a safe-guard sensor failed to alert the locomotive engineer that a rail was broken at the Airport Road crossing.

A car drove through the front of the Famous Footwear store at Dist. 177. The driver said he inadvertently stepped on the power pedal of his Volvo SC60, a hybrid powered vehicle.

Feb. 19

In a move that was widely viewed as a step in the right direction to improve postal service, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigned.

Police charged four North Platte men with meth crimes during a four-day period, Feb. 10-13.

City officials announce plans to annex the properties at and near Pals Brewing on the southwest corner of town.

After the recent train derailments, Sen. Mike Jacobson introduces a rail safety bill in the legislature, patterned on a previous bill by Sen. Lynne Walz, who, by the end of the year, was exploring a run for governor of Nebraska.

The Sandhills Symphony performed a masterful winter concert featuring top-notch violinist Heidi Chang and her renowned husband, pianist Kevin Cheng.

Seven wrestlers from Lincoln County qualified for the semifinals at the boys’ state meet. Although all seven lost their semifinal match, three of those wrestlers — Kirk Wilson of North Platte, Grady Dempcy of Sutherland and Brett Larson of Brady — earned bronze medals, finishing in third place.

Feb. 26

State test scores showed that only 52% of North Platte elementary and middle school students are proficient in reading, 57% proficient in math and 69% in science. Those rates are even lower at North Platte High – 45% in English, 37% in math and 43% in science. And, those rates are well below proficiency rates in Hershey, Sutherland and Maxwell schools.

The state legislature considers eliminating the yearly changes of daylight savings time, but despite promising statements, senators fail to agree on whether to eliminate daylight time altogether, or make it permanent.

Postal service customers and employees were relieved to hear that North Platte’s mail processing center won’t be closed after all. The shut down was once part of a national plan to consolidate all U.S. mail processing into 60 cities, but the plan fell apart after the resignation of Postmaster General DeJoy.

Federal layoffs under President Donald Trump and his consultant, inventor Elon Musk, hit home, leaving a woman in North Platte without a job and health insurance with the USDA. In all, 22 USDA rural development workers in Nebraska were let go in a blanket dismissal of recently hired employees.

North Platte artist Holly Carlini has renovated about half of the horses on the Cody Park carousel, bringing them back to their full glory. The horses and carousel were made in 1913.

March 5

On March 3, the North Platte St. Pat’s boys’ basketball team qualified for the state tournament for the sixth straight year after they defeated Central Valley 64-47 in the district championship at the McGahan Activities Center. In the first round of state on March 12, the Irish lost 59-53 to Bancroft-Rosalie.

A Las Mananitas (The Mornings) plan for a new hydroponic greenhouse and other services in North Platte received a $15,000 grant from Farm Credit Services. The project gained more donations as the year progressed, but collapsed late in the year after one of the organizers made offensive statements on social media about the death of Charlie Kirk.

Two North Platte women were charged with felony theft and meth possession in separate incidents.
The North Platte city council authorized a bid for dilapidated, run down property on W. Second St, launching a determined effort to clean up abandoned, badly neglected lots and then sell them to developers of affordable housing.

A ban on cell phones in Nebraska public schools sails through first-round debate in the legislature. Another bill also advances to protect youth from companies that make online visits addictive.

A half-dozen wildfires broke out in west-central Nebraska from Feb. 24-March 1, as the temperature warmed, wind blew and humidity dropped.

About $20,000 was raised at a Dancing With the Stars fundraiser in the high school performing arts theater. Costume change were abundant and there was no lack of hi jinks during the show. In the process of preparing for her performance, Rhonda Castillo reached out to her classmates from 1985, asking them to consider voting for her in the people’s choice award. Subsequently, classmate Angela Nielsen Kaliban and her husband generously donated $40,000 to refurbish the school’s grand piano.

On March 8, the North Platte Community College women’s basketball team qualified for the NJCAA Division II National Tournament, beating North Iowa Area Community College 74-60. At Nationals in Joplin, Mo., on March 17, the Lady Knights won their first-round game against Schoolcraft College of Michigan, 69-62.

March 12

Police responded to a disturbance on the east side, where a man refused to come out of the house and was suspected of having a rifle inside. The nearby Catholic schools were locked down as a precaution, but the situation was resolved peacefully when the man agreed to come out.

Another protest against President Donald Trump was staged at the county courthouse on March 12. A small group urged voters to send Trump a pink slip because of the widespread federal layoffs.

A group of North Platte Kiwanians toured the Sustainable Beef plant just two weeks before the scheduled grand opening of the plant. It was one of many such tours of the independent packing plant, which builders promise will be clean, transparent and odor-free.

Two Catholic school teachers receive Quilts of Valor for their military service. Since the effort started, the local Heartland Chapter of Quilts of Valor have presented about 170 comforting quits to veterans in the area.

March 19

Mixed Martial Arts fighter Jayson Scott of North Platte notched a big win in the main event of the St. Paddy’s Beatdown by Midwest Fighting Championships. Scott forced opponent Ozzy Chavez to tap out with two minutes gone in the first round.

A Salvadorean restaurant – Alicia’s Pupusas — in a residential area near the middle of town receives zoning permits to allow the business to operate and prosper.

The amount of available housing in North Platte seems barely adequate, at least for now, as the Sustainable Beef plant prepares to open.

Facing strong opposition from Union Pacific, Sen. Mike Jacobson’s rail safety bill gets stuck in committee, but Jacobson promises to bring it back next year.

Letter carriers protest to keep the U.S. Postal Service an independent agency, in the face of President Trump’s statement that he is considering moving it into a cabinet department.

A bill to extend unemployment benefits to temporary immigrants, once considered to be a relatively reasonable idea when President Biden was in office, dies for lack of support in the state legislature.

March 26

The Lincoln County Commissioners, meeting as the board of tax equalization, denied eight applications for tax exemptions from Great Plains Health hospital, which sought the exemptions on grounds that they are a non-profit hospital. The county assessor said several properties are separate from the hospital and do not operate 24 hours a day, which is one of the legal requirements for tax-free status. It was the second year the county board has denied the requests. Both denials are under review by state officials.
Well-wishers turned out in droves to see the new Sustainable Beef plant open on March 24. The ribbon was cut around 3:30 p.m. for the $400 million plant. It is the first and only packing plant to go up against the Big 4 beef packers that dominate about 80% of the beef market.

New businesses are opening – McCabe’s, Ironhide Construction, Steele’s True Clean and Your Turn, a gaming location at 1307 S. Willow.

April 2

Gary’s Super Foods sells to new owners: Fresh Foods of Gering, Neb. New owners Kerri and Ben Dishman are former North Platte residents. With the acquisition, they now have 10 grocery stores in western Nebraska and eastern Colorado.

Gary Suhr and wife Christina opened Gary’s on E. Fourth in 2009 and later purchased the grocery store in the Westfield plaza in 2017, going against the trend of national consolidation in the grocery business. Like the Suhrs, the Dishmans promise to maintain an independent, hometown approach to the business too.
The North Platte city council approves zoning for four-plex homes at Mulligan Meadows, the development north of the city cemetery, which was once planned only for single-family homes.

A wildfire on March 28 scorched 8,000 acres of pasture north of Maxwell. The fire reportedly started with a spark from a welder and was pushed 10 miles north by strong winds, keeping fire fighters from 24 locations busy for up to eight hours. No significant losses of buildings or equipment were reported, except for a Maxwell fire truck, which suffered major engine damage, but not from the fire.

The play Footloose opens at the Community Playhouse, featuring a large, enthusiastic cast of singers and dancers.

The Heartland Singers celebrate “A Season for Everything” at their robust, annual spring concert at the First Baptist Church at 100 McDonald Road.

April 9

Reassurances are made and patience is urged as President Trump launches efforts to slash the federal department of education. Nebraska School Board President Elizabeth Tegtmeier of North Platte said funds for special education and schools that serve low-income sections of town would not be cut.

A North Platte woman was charged April 5 with three thefts and meth possession. She was taken to jail and held on bonds totaling $70,000.

Among the business change around town – Bunkhouse Creative as well as Nosh and Nectar open downtown. Hide Park Apparel plans to open soon a couple blocks away, and Elevate Ivy, a spa for IV infusion is moving to a new location at 401 East C St.

Protestors again demonstrate against President Trump’s actions at the county courthouse in the largest protest to date. About 70 people carried signs, accusing Trump of ignoring the checks and balances of the federal government.

April 16

In a Town Hall Lecture, IT developer Theresa Payton spoke of great benefits and grave dangers of artificial intelligence, which is steadily capturing the “query market” away from Google searches, as well as unraveling computer codes, helping guide business as well as personal decisions. Payton said it’s vital to keep personal records in safe, secure places, to cross check AI information and ask for sources. She said AI is rewriting the way people interact.

A North Platte man, Brian Titman, was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison for federal charges of meth distribution. There is no parole in federal prison. Titman previously served five years for the same charge, but then violated probation and dodged law enforcement for the next year.

The city council approved plans new streets in “the Boot” development, also known as Fritz Farms subdivision, located south of E. Philip Ave. Midwest Land Development has been working toward an 800-unit housing development there.

National Democratic party leader Jane Kleeb of Nebraska urged an audience of party faithful in North Platte to speak up, make connections, and challenge Republican dominance in Nebraska politics. Kleeb continues to advance to the top level of the Democratic National Committee.

Community College students are taking their annual “build a new home” project a step further, not only building a home on campus, but one a residential area too, at 2121 Iron Eagle Ct.

April 23

City planners okayed zoning for a 40-acre mobile home park on the east side of the city, built by Prataria Ventures, a subdivision of Chief Industries. The “Newberry Village Park” would provide 290 mobile homes built by Bonnavilla Homes, another subsidiary of Chief Industries. Despite the approval, the project had not started by year’s end.

A Beatrice man, Charles Peterson, is arrested and charged with burglarizing three North Platte churches in three weeks.

Nebraska is undergoing drought conditions as corn planting begins. Outdoor fires are banned in all of western Nebraska.

The Diamond Bar Ranch in Logan County receives the 2023 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award for stewarding natural resources.

April 30

Brutal beatings of women by repeat domestic violent offenders draw critical attention to plea bargaining and dismissed charges that have become standard practice in courtrooms. Victims and their supporters are calling for tougher sentences for second offenders.

City officials start putting red ribbons on trees around town that have branches that overhang the streets and sidewalks.

Chuck Scripter, who has spent all of his retirement years volunteering in such efforts as Habitat for Humanity, the Red Cross, Hospice and jail ministry, is honored by the Daughters of the Revolution, Sioux Lookout Chapter.

North Platte’s Steven Heinzle is named the Mentor of the Year by the Community Connections organization.

North Platte High’s distinguished alumni are announced – Judge Angie Schneider, Dr. Melissa Poloncic and Judge Barbara Houser.

May 7

Volumes of trash came out of the Pawnee Hotel, which had been there since the hotel was last functioning in 2013. Owner Jay Mitchell said the trash and old clothes were consolidated into one room of each floor when he worked on restoring the building in late 2020, shortly after he took ownership. Mitchell and his crew opened the first two floors to the public for a few days during the Christmas 2020, but little work has been done on the historic building since. Frustrated city officials have encouraged active restoration to continue, to little avail. The trash was removed by Roberts and Sons contracting. The Roberts company is watching over the old hotel.

Domingo Carrizales of Hershey has been charged with his fourth domestic assault since Christmas, highlighting the concerns about lax punishment of repeat domestic assault offenders. Carrizales was placed in the county jail, held on bonds totaling $310,000.

May 14

There are so many construction projects going on in North Platte that the Bulletin starts a three-part series of reports on them. Three east side projects valued at nearly $100 million are in the first installment – they are, a new terminal at North Platte Regional Airport, a new industrial wastewater plant for Sustainable Beef, and a new Fat Dogs travel center at Newberry and I-80 Exit 179.

A triple murder-suicide in Dawson County stuns communities in a wide area. Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a home on the shore of Plum Creek Canyon at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, where they found the bodies of Jeremy Koch, his wife and two sons. Koch apparently killed his family and then himself. Officials extended their deepest condolences to everyone affected by the deaths, and family members pointed to the importance of mental health care.

On May 13, North Platte’s Carter Kelley announced he would join the University of Nebraska baseball team, becoming the first North Platte player to sign with Husker baseball since Matt McMurtry in 2001. Kelley is a 2023 graduate of North Platte High.

The amount of total gifts to nonprofits tops $300,000 on North Platte’s Giving Day, which is organized each year by Eric Seacrest and the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation.

May 21

The 11th Music on the Bricks was held on May 16 in downtown North Platte. The Drew Phillips Band were the featured performers.

A fire detected at 4:24 a.m. badly damaged the Buckle in Dist. 177 as well as an upstairs apartment. The fire got into the wood frame joists below the apartment and above the store, and was hard to extinguish. Damage was estimated at $1 million. The Buckle moved into an empty store front nearby for most of the summer.

In a wild night of weather, the emergency warning siren failed to sound in Hershey. Wind speeds approached 80 mph, lightning sparked a series of wildfires and a tornado warning was issued. North Platte Police Chief Steve Reeves blamed the failure on a faulty radio tower near Lake Maloney that relays a signal to sound the siren in Hershey.

North Platte Community College prepares to buy the Osgood school for $450,000 from the North Platte school district. North Platte City Councilman Brad Garrick, an owner of Top Tier Martial Arts Gym, which has renting space at Osgood for six months, raised objections. Garrick said the sale could be the end of the Top Tier program, which engages kids in structured boxing and martial arts. He said some of the kids can only be reached through such programs. He also noted that the college is tax-funded entity that intends to displace a private business and set of taxpayer The college board of governors approved the purchase anyway.

On May 24, Jaxon Knisley of North Platte St. Pat’s won his second straight all-class state title in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.11 in the Class C finals at the state meet. Knisley nipped Beau Fujan of Wahoo Bishop Neumann by three hundredths of a second.

Ashley Robertson of Wallace won her second straight Class D championship in the 1600 meters with a time of 5:20.44, five seconds ahead of the second-place runner.

May 28

Major new construction projects continue – the city recreation center just west of Centennial Park, a new $14 million Sports Therapy building for Great Plains Hospital, an addition to the outdoor Cody Park swimming pool, and new pickleball and tennis courts at Cody Park.

The first cattle are unloaded on May 28 at the Sustainable Beef plant on the east side of the city, as it officially opened for business. The first loads came from two member-shareholders – Rusty Kemp of Tryon and Kirk Olson of Hershey.

Col. Tom Brewer, a former Nebraska state senator, and Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly speak at Memorial Day services at Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Kelly complimented the stately aura of the cemetery and said, “Great nations reunite the remains of veterans with their loved ones.”

Holly Carlini completes restoration of the Cody Park carousel, which opens for admirers and fun seekers on May 23.

June 4

Groundwork is well underway for a new Amazon distribution center in North Platte, located in the city’s south industrial park. The $8.5 million warehouse and docks are expected to open by the end of the year, the company said.

North Platte rancher David Huebner launched a run for Congress, challenging Adrian Smith for s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Huebner, a former border patrol officer, promised to follow three guiding principles – faith in and honor to God, family values and keeping America secure and strong.
In our “new construction” series, we take a look at four major new housing projects that will add 1,300 new homes to the city when they are built.

On June 7, Jaxon Knisley and Logan Dodson of North Platte St. Pat’s and Carter Dishman of North Platte High helped the North team defeat the South 28-21 in the Shrine Bowl.

The North Platte public school board worked on the details of a cell phone ban in the middle and high schools, spurred by the new state law that overwhelmingly passed the Legislature.

At the first meeting of a north side improvement group, about 30 people discussed priorities and needs. They are looking at a new fence at the city cemetery, more flower beds, murals and trash bins, and support for existing businesses.

The city council rejected a new zone for a workout center in the 800 block of S. Elm, after residents who lived across the street said they didn’t want to look out their front windows at a gymnasium.

June 11

The North Platte schools officially banned students from using phones and devices on June 9 with a firm policy that states: “Students may NOT use cellular phones or other electronic devices while at school during school hours.” The school board unanimously adopted the policy.

Among the construction projects around town, a new Kwik Stop is taking shape at S. Buffalo Bill Ave. and Walker Rd. Owner Dan O’Neill said it will be the largest store in the 28-store Kwik Stop-chain, which stretches from Central City to the western state line.

The prominent CoOp grain elevator silos overlooking downtown are getting a fresh look. The eight massive silos have been patched and are currently being washed and primed.

Makinzie Gregory of Scottsbluff is crowned Miss Nebraska 2025 and North Platte’s Gabby Swift is awarded the Miss Teen crown. Swift’s talent was a floor gymnastics routine, which stood out from the other contestants, who mostly sang or performed interpretative dances. She is a former three-sport athlete at St. Patrick’s High School.

June 17

ICE placed a more than 60 immigrants in the Lincoln County jail on June 12, just two days after they were arrested in a sweeping arrest at an Omaha meat processing company, Glenn Valley Foods. Sheriff Jerome Kramer said the detainees would be processed quickly and accurately. Interpreters from Hope Esperanza and multiple legal aides came to the jail to make sure the process was conducted fairly and accurately.
“It isn’t just a matter of rounding these people up,” Kramer said. “It gets pretty complicated on their (the immigrants) end. We’re trying to help with damage control.” He said his staff was totally overwhelmed and exhausted by the workload. The processing and interpretations continued as late as midnight for 2-3 days.

Multiple tornadoes hit the ground in the Wellfleet and Dickens area in southern Lincoln County during around 7:30 p.m. the start of wild night of rough weather. Power poles and fences were torn down but no one was injured. The storms continued long into the night, with hard rain, hail and winds up to 60 mph.
Jacob Orr and Tesla Briones of North Platte were charged with meth possession. Bonds were set at $250,000 each.

A small group of protestors said “No Kings” at yet another demonstration against the executive orders of President Donald Trump.

June 25

Country music star Eric Church stepped in at the last minute as the headliner at the Nebraskaland Days concert, after Luke Bryan was disabled by health issues. Church performed a relatively lean but well-loved show, although it left some concert goers disappointed not to see Bryan.

On June 19, the ribbon was cut on the new $850,000 pickleball and tennis complex at Cody Park. The complex was initiated on June 19-22, during a four-day PFA Pickleball Roundup tournament. Visiting professional pickleball player Laura Fenton Kovanda lauded the new facility as “gorgeous.”

Beauty queens, horses, cowboys, cowgirls, dancers, businesses and politicians paraded down through town during the Nebraskaland Days parade. The 125 entries didn’t seem to mind marching in the hot sun and nearly 90-degree temperature.

In a pointed letter, Army veteran Dave Beran responded to demonstrators against President Trump by reminding them of harsh executive orders of former President Joe Biden during the extended COVID-19 panic – put your mask on, close your businesses, no exemptions from vaccination, close your churches, lock your loved ones down in care homes.

To be continued.

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