The family of Walter Wenzl extends our most sincere gratitude to everyone who blessed us with their thoughts, prayers and acts of kindness at this time. All that you did provided us with strength, comfort & peace. For this we are forever grateful.
For the second straight year, the board of trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges froze tuition at the Chadron State, Peru State, and Wayne State Colleges for the 2022- 23 academic year. The board also reduced the non-resident undergraduate tuition rate to match the resident rate in an effort to encourage out-of-state students to attend a state college in the hopes of further addressing Nebraska’s workforce shortage.
Alexis Hoover of Nebraska City was one of the more than 4,120 Kansas State University students who earned semester honors for their academic performance in the spring 2022 semester. Students earning a grade point average for the semester of 3.75 or above on at least 12 graded credit hours receive semester honors along with commendations from their deans.
The University of Nebraska Food Processing Center is offering a one-day Recipe to Reality seminar on Saturday, Aug. 20, for all individuals interested in exploring the idea of starting a food manufacturing business.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved staff recommendations for 2023 mountain lion season at its June 17 meeting in Lexington. Commissioners approved a mountain lion season in the Pine Ridge similar to 2022, with a maximum harvest of four cats, with a sublimit of two females.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released Nebraska’s May employment data on Friday, June 17. Nebraska’s employment set another record high of 1,042,762. This is the 11th straight month of record employment in the state. Additionally, Nebraska’s unemployment rate remains the lowest in the nation, and in state history, at 1.9 percent.
After a COVID induced hyatus the biennial “Watershed of Wonders” day camp was back this year and for the first time, was held at Duck Creek Recreation Area! Seventy, ten to twelve year olds from all across the Nemaha Natural Resources District (NNRD) participated in archery, fisheries education, fishing, boat safety, a boat ride, the amazing water race, water rockets, and a hayrack ride.
Most people have heard the adage that "laughter is the best medicine." There are many indications that laughter can be beneficial to the mind and body, and that the perks of laughter and humor are far-reaching.
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the June lunch menu, which is as follows: Friday, June 24: Brat on bun, macaroni salad, carrots and celery, cookie, fruit cocktail. Monday, June 27: Tuna salad on croissant, sliced tomatoes, cole slaw, grape salad.
The 2022 Downtown Summer Movie Series will continue tomorrow (Saturday, June 25). The free series features family-friendly movies shown outdoors in the Sunken Parking Lot on Central Avenue Saturday nights at dusk in the summertime.