Nebraska Medicaid Watch: Nebraska is seeing a sharp drop in new Medicaid enrollments as stricter Medicaid work requirements roll in—health centers say people are delaying sign-ups because they fear they won’t qualify or the process will be too hard. State Leadership Move: A key manager of Nebraska’s multimillion-dollar economic development grant program is leaving the Department of Economic Development to become Omaha deputy chief of staff for economic development. Community & Culture: Hastings is hosting its 50th annual Czech Festival this Saturday, with kolaches, polka music, and Czech and Slovak royalty—part of Gov. Jim Pillen’s Nebraska Czech Heritage Week. Local History: Bennington’s Public Library kicked off its summer reading theme with a talk by longtime historian Gordon Mueller, sharing years of local preservation work and photo collections. Food & Everyday Life: Hy-Vee is selling 21 standalone Fast & Fresh stores to Nebraska-based Bosselman Enterprises, which will rebrand them as Pump & Pantry in July. Faith on the Move: Six seminarians are walking about 375 miles across southern Nebraska to reach Benkelman in under two weeks. Public Safety: Nebraska construction firms are treating safety as a financial necessity, since even small injuries can wipe out razor-thin profit margins.