🌱 How Thayer County’s former CFO helped erase long-term hospital debt

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• How Thayer County’s former CFO helped erase long-term hospital debt

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 70, low: 45.
• Monday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New CFO brings collaborative approach to rural healthcare (greenecountynewsonline.com) — Thayer County residents may recognize former Thayer County Health Services CFO Michael DeFoe, whose financial leadership helped boost revenue, grow reserves, and eliminate long-term debt for the Hebron-based system. He’s now taking his rural healthcare expertise to Greene County Medical Center, emphasizing collaboration, data-informed decisions, and listening to staff as he tackles the challenges facing small-town hospitals like those serving Thayer County.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Music: Harvest of Harmony Parade
  Cross County Community Schools Grand Island, NE, USA
  8:15 am
• Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd →
  Yorkshire Playhouse, 517 N Lincoln Ave, York
  2:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Girls Volleyball: EMF vs Osceola (Junior High)
  Osceola High School North Gym
  4:00 pm
• Boys Football: Osceola vs Deshler (Junior High)
  Deshler High School Track and Field Complex
  4:30 pm
• VB (JH) @ David City
  David City Public School, 750 D St, David City
  5:00 pm
• Boys Football: Osceola vs Deshler (Junior Varsity)
  Deshler High School Track and Field Complex
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Girls Volleyball: East Butler vs BDS (Varsity)
  Shickley High School
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: JV @ North Bend Central
  North Bend Central, 1320 Walnut St, North Bend
  6:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball: Osceola vs East Butler (Varsity)
  Shickley High School
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball: Varsity @ North Bend Central
  North Bend Central, 1320 Walnut St, North Bend
  7:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball: Osceola vs BDS (Varsity)
  Shickley High School
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Girls Volleyball: Osceola vs Palmer (Junior High)
  Palmer High School
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

York

• York volleyball rolls Beatrice (yorknewstimes.com)
• Looking back to build what's next — a monthly update from York County Development Corporation (justmelaniew.com)
• A Paws For Pets — What were their chances? (justmelaniew.com)

Seward

• Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 (sewardindependent.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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