August 2022

Scientists note there is growing skepticism that the world will be able to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius during this century. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, achieving that goal, which could prevent the more dire climate change-related forecasts from becoming reality, will require dramatic action over the next couple of decades. The 1.5 degree goal was a point of contention in the recent past, when many European countries felt limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius was sufficient. However, small island states felt that the 2 degrees model put their nations in grave jeopardy. Those nations argued that the extra half a degree would contribute to a rise in sea level that would devastate their countries. That debate is worth revisiting as the outlook for achieving the 1.5 degree Celsius goal looks increasingly dim. Leaked documents from the United Nations- backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted that minimizing global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as opposed to 2 degrees Celsius could save the homes of 10 million people and reduce the percentage of the global population that would experience water scarcity by half.

Ambassador Wellness Center, LLC, has announced that Travis Gillespie and Kevin Gray are the new owners of the community fitness center, renamed as GG Wellness Center. Since opening in March 1998, Timothy and Sally Juilfs have owned and operated Ambassador Wellness Center.

The Otoe County 4-H Round Robin Livestock Showmanship Contest was held during the 2022 Otoe County Fair on Sunday, July 31. The Round Robin Livestock Showmanship contest is an all-around showmanship competition among the senior showmanship winners across all six livestock species (beef, swine, sheep, dairy goats, meat goats, and horses), said Erin Steinhoff, Otoe County 4-H Extension Assistant.

Julie Davis, CherryRoad Media Members of the Nebraska City Public Schools board of education got the new school year off to a good start with an agenda full of mostly housekeeping items at the board’s August meeting. During the Aug.

Thanks to a collaborative effort by the Nebraska City Public Schools staff and board of education members, along with prudent use of stimulus money, has NCPS in good shape for the short term. NCPS Superintendent Mark Fritch, along with NCPS Director of Student Services Jason Hippen and NCPS Business Manager Brenda Wieckhorst, spoke to the Nebraska City Rotary Club about the district’s financial situation during the club’s Aug.