July 2022

After eight terms of simply acting as a National Republican Party agenda “Rubber Stamp”, I was not surprised to read in the July 8, 2022, Nebraska City News-Press, the Nebraska House of Representative Adrian Smith article “Corn can provide food and fuel without sacrificing either” where he chooses party denigration of President Biden and Biden ridicule as opposed to supporting President Biden’s attempts to lessen the effects of inflation upon “ALL” Nebraskans including Smith’s constituents.

Duck hunters again must choose between two daily bag limits when they register for their Harvest Information Program number this year. Nebraska and South Dakota are entering the second year of a “two-tier” program for the regular duck season.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is offering two incentive programs providing up to $200,000 in student loan repayment for qualified medical care providers who agree to work in rural and underserved communities in state or federally designated shortage areas. No local match is required for the next few years.

Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the July lunch menu. The menu for the next week-and-a-half is as follows: Monday, July 25: Tuna noodle casserole, broccoli and cauliflower, apple cobbler.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept applications for a 2022 bighorn sheep lottery permit through Aug. 5.

Discussion continued on a proposed housing development near CHI Health St. Mary's on the south end of Nebraska City during the July 18 Nebraska City City Council meeting.

The 2022 Downtown Summer Movie Series will continue on Saturday, July 23. The free series features family-friendly movies shown outdoors in the Sunken Parking Lot on Central Avenue Saturday nights at dusk in the summertime.

The Nebraska Department of Revenue reported on July 15 that the State’s General Fund receipts for June 2022 were $56 million above forecast. June was the last month of the fiscal year, and Nebraska receipts exceeded the certified forecast every month of fiscal year 2022.