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Persevering Through Perilous Times

Clay Center, Kansas – Near the end of Jesus’ ministry, He was with His disciples in Jerusalem. They commented on the beauty of the temple buildings. Jesus responded with a prediction about what would happen to them in the future. This naturally prompted questions, which led Jesus to expand on His prophecy. Knowing it would deeply trouble the disciples, He wove into His message words of assurance, saying, “See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.” (Matthew 24:6)

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Holiday changes sanitation schedule The City of Newton will observe May 30 as a Holiday, altering the curbside trash collection schedule. Trash normally collected May 30 will be collected May 31.

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Under fire from Congress, FDA chief says baby formula shortage will improve soon

WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Robert Califf told Congress Thursday that the infant formula shortage will likely begin to improve in the coming days, though he declined to explain to unhappy lawmakers why his agency didn’t act sooner on a whistleblower report that detailed safety issues at an Abbott Laboratories facility in Michigan.

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