The Nebraska Lottery recently distributed among its beneficiary funds $12,058,351, derived from a share of Scratch and Lotto ticket sales for the previous three months. A total of $855,132,098 has been distributed in quarterly transfers since the Nebraska Lottery began operation on September 11, 1993.
The Office of the Registrar at Northwest Missouri State University has announced the students who have been named to the academic or president’s honor rolls at the end of the 2021 fall semester. Area residents on the honor rolls are: Ashley J.
Winter can be an awe-inspiring time of year. Snowcovered landscapes and opportunities to enjoy sports like skiing and snowboarding make winter a favorite time of year for nature enthusiasts and athletes.
The springtime severe weather season is quickly approaching and that means it’s time for the annual 2022 Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest. The contest, sponsored by the Nebraska Association of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service the Nebraska National Guard and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, is part of the annual Severe Weather Awareness Week effort produced by Emergency Management Directors/Coordinators across Nebraska.
According to AmeriCorps, Martin Luther King Day is the only federal holiday in the United States that is designated as a national day of service. Martin Luther King Day takes place each year on the third Monday in January. In 2021, Martin Luther King Day will be celebrated on January 18. The day honors Martin Luther King, Jr., an influential leader in the civil rights movement who embraced nonviolent activism. Despite his status as an advocate for nonviolence, Martin Luther King, Jr. was violently gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. A campaign to declare his birthday a national holiday was started shortly after King’s assassination. However, the holiday was not officially observed until 1986, and that observation was not nationwide. It was not until 2000 that all 50 states observed Martin Luther King Day.
The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles is now offering a new specialty license plate. The new Josh the Otter, Be Safe Around Water specialty plate will be sold at the cost of $5 annually for an assigned alphanumeric plate number or $40 annually for a custom message.
First Christian Church of Nebraska City, located at 114 N 8th St, Nebraska City, will host an Open Door Dinner on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The meal is free and all are welcome. The menu for the meal is various soups, grilled cheese sandwiches and cookies. It will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Born in Auburn, NE. March 20, 1923. Died in Omaha, NE. January 3, 2022. Preceded in death by his wife of 77 years, Faye Ellen Kuenning and son, Darrell Kuenning.…
Mark Virgil Hopp, age 69 of Dunbar died December 28, 2021 at CHI St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City. He was born on May 28, 1952, to Donald and Glenis…
Navy Fireman 1st Class Denis H. Hiskett, 20, of Nebraska City, who was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941, was buried with military honors on Dec. 11, at the San Fernando Mission in Mission Hills, Calif.