As we mark one month since Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, keeping America safe is our priority. In just one month, Putin has displaced millions of Ukrainians from their homes, killed thousands of innocent people, including at least 120 children, and made troubling statements about Russia’s nuclear weapons.
An eight-run third inning helped the Nebraska City baseball team avenge a loss, stop an unbeaten team, and get into the win column for the first time this spring during action at Clemmy Holmes Field on Saturday, March 26.
Community Invited to Tour Exhibits on April 11 Lourdes Central Catholic is excited to host the traveling educational exhibit “Anne Frank: A History for Today,” March 28 – April 13. The exhibit includes a 30-panel display and tells the story of Anne Frank’s life against the backdrop of the Holocaust and WWII.
It really didn’t bother me when I reached the magic age of 70! Or 80, or even 90! There is just something very sobering though about having my firstborn child attain the age of 70. Considering all the “adventures” in his life that could have ended in disaster, it is amazing he has actually reached 70 years.
We ended this week by taking up one of the most important bills that we will discuss this session– LB 825– a bipartisan compromise that would have been the biggest structural tax relief bill in Nebraska history. We came up one vote short of breaking a filibuster with 32 votes- but the proposal may come up in other bills before the end of session. This legislation would be pivotal in providing structural Social Security, Income, and Property Tax relief.
Many of today's adults grew up recycling bottles, cans and paper products. That's made it easy to take the benefits of recycling for granted. Recycle Across America®, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expediting environmental progress, notes that there's much to learn about the many products that find their way into recycling bins and recycling centers every day.
Nebraska City’s track and field teams competed at the Ashland-Greenwood Invite on Friday, March 25, with the boys’ team picking up a fourth-place finish and the girls’ team taking sixth place. Gold medal winners for the Pioneer boys’ team included the 4x800 relay of Daniel Adanza, Mason Houghton, Alex Rico and Kalan Fritch with a mark of 9:29.03, and Zach Ottemann, who threw first place in the shot put with a mark of 46’6”.
Obstacles are bound to appear as individuals embark on the road to getting healthier. Such obstacles come in many different forms, but one hurdle many individuals encounter is doubts about the effectiveness of their workout regimens.
With each wrestling tournament and with each match, the legend of Makayla Vasser grows. Nebraska City’s seventh grade wrestler is being noticed for her accomplishments at the local level as a member of the Pioneers’ middle school team, at the state level in Nebraska for her championship-winning ways, and throughout many other states where she has competed and gotten recognition for excellence. She’s now a viral-video sensation.
Start the season with a goal in mind. That seems to be an appropriate slogan for soccer and the Pioneer boys’ soccer team knows what that goal is this year.