The State Board of Education recently approved 12 federal grants for 21st Century Community Learning Center programs in Nebraska. The Nebraska City Middle School After School Club Program is a recipient of one of those 21st CCLC continuation grants.
We have one more day until the 107th Legislature, Second Session, ends. Through the late nights, the long weeks, and feisty legislative debates, the past sixty days flew by and we can claim many wins for District 1.
LOURDES CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL MENUS All LCC student lunches remain free for the 2021-2022 school year, per the USDA, regardless of income. Tuesday, April 19: No school.
The Nebraska City City Council is still accepting public input on how the city should spend the $1.29 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds it will receive from the federal government. Nebraska City City Administrator Lou Leone provided an update on the Act and the steps the city has taken to solicit public comment as the April Hot Topics on April 13 at the Morton-James Public Library.
Bazil Wenzel will celebrate his 100th birthday with an Open House at the Avoca Town Hall on Sunday, April 24, from 1 to 4 p.m.. This event is hosted by his children, David (Jackie) Wenzel, Susan (Dave) Snodgrass, Ellen (Dave) Arthur and Don (Deanna) Wenzel.
Intended to educate readers about the power trees have on people and the planet, a new book, “Now is the Time for Trees,” inspires readers to join the tree-planting movement while offering ways to get involved.
The Peru State College Concert Band and Jazz band will perform their second shared concert of the semester on Thursday, April 21, at 6:00 p.m. The concert will be held in the Performing Arts Center on the campus of the College.
Work continues to install a traffic light at the intersection of South 11th Street and 11th Corso. The project is being done by the Developer, Cocca Development, Cocca Holdings III LLC. The traffic signal was included in the Tax Increment Financing Amendment for the Dollar Fresh project. This included costs associated with the signal and for site development. The contractor for the project is Omaha Electric Services Inc.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has set a record in offering more than 6,800 universitywide scholarships to the 2022 graduating class from Nebraska high schools and other first-year admits. Nearly two out of three first-year admitted resident students have been offered an academic scholarship for the upcoming school year.
Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce’s Governmental Affairs committee is hosting a local Candidate Forum to be held Wednesday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Nebraska City High School Auditorium, 141 Steinhart Park Rd.