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The Nebraska City Planning Commission voted 8-0 Feb. 1 to recommend annexation of the land from the solid waste transfer station to business Highway 75.
Joe Johnson, city administrator, told the commission that the city already provides police, fire, rescue and street service to the area.
Sewer service will be available, he said, if existing septic systems fail.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ flexible approach to water releases out of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System during December and January has created an additional 500,000 acre-feet of flood control storage available for the 2012 runoff season.
The Nebraska City Street Department is watching numerous weather forecasts regarding the approaching snowstorm and Public Properties Director Dan Giittinger said crews are gearing up for action this weekend.
Some computer models predict snow in 1 to 6 inch range, but Giittinger said the street department is taking forecasts of up to 10 inches of snow seriously.
AccuWeather at NCnewspress.com is predicting falling temperatures today 41 degrees at 5 p.m. today to 36 degrees at midnight. Snow is expected to begin at 1 a.m.
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The Republican Liberty Caucus of Nebraska announced and update today of its plans to host the first Republican Senate debate for the 2012 election cycle. The debate, which will be held at the Ramada Convention Center in Kearney, on Saturday, February 11, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.., will be open to the public. A previous release had a later start time, however interest in making a broadcast available for distribution to radio stations around the state forced the earlier start time to avoid conflict with a University of Nebraska basketball game.
One of the two suspects to lead law enforcement on a high speed chase, followed by a search after they wrecked and abandoned the vehicle they had allegeldly stolen was apprehended yesterday. A report came in to the Fremont County Sheriff's office that a subject was running south on the West Nishnabotna levee. Deputies responded and apprehended Sean Christopher Schmidt, 37, of St. Joseph, Mo.
Fremont County Sheriff's office confirms that the search for suspects who crashed a reportedly stolen vehicle that was pursued from Missouri into Fremont County has been called off. It was reported that two suspects were being searched for but were not found. Lock downs at area schools have been canceled.
2012 is off to a deadly start on Nebraska roadways, with 19 people killed in the first month of the New Year.
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James Parsons, an Otoe County sheriff's deputy, is challenging Otoe County Board Chairman Tim Nelsen for the Republican nomination to the board of commissioners.
Parsons, who registered Republican and graduated from Nebraska City High School in 1996, is seeking election to the county board's fourth district. The district includes most of Syracuse, Dunbar, Lorton, Talmage and North Branch precinct west of Otoe.
After high school, Parsons served eight years in the U.S. Army. He earned a degree in criminal justice from Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte.
He was a deputy for the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office for seven years and joined the Otoe County Sheriff's Office in 2007.
Nebraska’s congressional delegation announced this year’s schedule for the Nebraska Breakfast, the gathering held each Wednesday Congress is in session for Nebraskans to meet with members of the delegation.
While the mild winter has caused overuse on an Omaha golf course, the Wildwood Golf Course at Nebraska City is reporting good conditions heading into the spring season.
The Johnny Goodman Golf Course on 99th Street in Omaha is closing temporarily due to overuse.
The closure is due in part to high traffic as golfers taken advantage of the warm December and January weather.
Jon Casey, manager of the Nebraska City course, encouraged people to keep playing this winter said the course is set up for a good spring.
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NE Rain, the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network, is reporting zero precipitation in some places of southeast Nebraska for January and a high of .04 inches near Nebraska City.
The average January precipitation at Lincoln over the past 30 years is .67 inches. January and February are traditionally the region's driest months.
Precipitation from October through January is 4.87 inches, compared to a normal over the four months of 5.53 inches.
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.28/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.39/g, according to gasoline price website NebraskaGasPrices.com.
The Nebraska City Public Schools Board of Education will meet this evening at 6 p.m. at Second Avenue School. The agenda includes an update on the building projects. The Finance Committee will make recommendations to the Board in regards to alternatives for the Northside and Hayward building projects.
With Federal Emergency Management Agency approval, work to restore Riverview Marina State Recreation Area at Nebraska City is poised to begin.
Randy Fox, park superintendent, said bids have been received for dirt work and tree removal and now await FEMA approval for payment.
The work includes removing dozens of trees that fell or leaned when flooding left the entire park underwater for four months.
Fox said the remaining trees will be watched closely this spring, but he expects some to survive.
