Monthly Summaries Each month, Nebraska City City Administrator Lou Leone presents a summary to the Nebraska City City Council that includes information on calls that the Nebraska City Rescue, the Nebraska City Fire Department, and the Nebraska City Police Department answered. January 2022 Nebraska City Rescue responded to 86 911 calls and performed 25 transfers.
The University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability has scheduled a training workshop in Auburn for its new online Agricultural Budget Calculator tool from 9 a.m. to noon on March 15 at the Nemaha County Fairgrounds 4-H Building, 816 I St.
People avoiding milk due to an allergy, intolerance, vegan lifestyle, or other preference have many dairy alternatives to choose from at their nearby supermarket. Almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, and cashew milk are widely known, but what about oat milk? Oat milk is quickly gaining steam at coffee houses and is poised to become a popular alternative dairy beverage. Varieties of oat milk started showing up in stores in 2018. The foodies at Bon Appétit say oat milk is formed when steel cut oats or whole groats are soaked in water, blended and then strained. The resulting "milk" is purported to taste like the cream that sits atop a bowl of porridge. Because oats are more ubiquitous than nuts, oat milk can be a more sustainable option, as nut supplies do not need to be obliterated to produce milk-based prod ucts. Oat milk may have more calories than almond milk, but where it shines is in fiber content. Almond milk has around 1 gram of fiber per 8-ounce glass, while oat milk has 2 grams per glass. Just be aware that some varieties of oat milk are sweetened and that can add up to high sugar amounts.
Ellie Higgins of Nebraska City, pictured third row from bottom, second from left, is one of 45 new strengths coaches for The Clifton Strengths Institute at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The students will join returning coaches to mentor about 1,000 new students in the College of Business enrolled in Professional Enhancement I: Investing in Strengths (BSAD 111). Strengths coaches lead weekly team meetings for 8 to 10 students over an eight-week period, along with attending coaching sessions and weekly coaches' meetings for continuing training. Higgins is a freshman secondary education major. Courtesy Photo
The Nebraska City High School speech team competed at the Trailblazer Conference speech meet on Saturday, Feb. 19.
Here is this week's senior menu. Please keep in mind that menus are subject to change.
It is often said in athletics, you win, or you learn. Mikah Ruiz of the Nebraska City High School wrestling team went into the state tournament with a lot more wins, with 44, than losses, with just five.
The Nebraska City wrestling team had three boys' wrestlers compete in the Class B third round consolation and championship semifinal round of the NSAA State wrestling championships on Friday night. They were Bayler Poston,145, pictured at right, consolation third round; Drew Weddle, 106, consolation third round; and Mikah Ruiz, 220, championship semifinal. Photo By Kirt Manion
The Nebraska City City Council is determined to use the $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds it will receive from the federal government to provide "the biggest bang for the buck for the community as a whole."
The Lourdes boys' basketball team will play Thayer Central in subdistrict basketball action at Johnson-Brock at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22. A win would put Lourdes in the final round of the tournament at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, also at Johnson-Brock. Pictured is Joe Kearney, left grabbing for a loose ball in a game earlier this season. Photo By Kirt Manion