Three weeks after returning to Nebraska from Vietnam, Lauren Nanninga still isn’t quite back to her usual Midwestern routine. Nanninga, a global studies student at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, spoke to the Nebraska City Rotary Club July 27 about her seven weeks in Vietnam as part of the Salt Company Lincoln, a college mission group from Citylight Lincoln Church.
Matthew 6:21-23 “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!” KJV
Every fall, spring, and summer, my office provides some outstanding college students with the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C. or at one of our state offices. These internships give students the chance to learn more about public policy, our system of government, and constituent service. This summer, I welcomed four interns to our D.C. team. These college students are all from Nebraska, and over the last 8 weeks they have done important work on behalf of the state. I am always delighted to welcome young people to our nation’s capital and am consistently impressed with the motivation and skills of our next generation of Nebraskans.
The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an officer-involved shooting that involved the South Sioux City Police Department. The incident occurred at approximately 7:50 p.m.
The 2022 Cornhusker State Games wrapped up on Sunday, July 24, concluding more than a week of amateur sports festival competitions. The purpose of the Games is to provide top-quality amateur competition in a wide range of activities.
Susan Marie Wurtele, 71 Wife, Mother, and Friend to many was taken away from us on July 28, 2022. Susie was born October 1, 1950 to Daryl Urwiller and Jackie Urwiller in Grand Island, NE. Graduated from Grand Island High School in 1968, and moved to Lincoln, NE to start a family. Later in life she met her soul mate and moved to Nebraska City where she became an integral part of the Nebraska City community. Susie worked several jobs over her life, from selling real estate, to property management, to working in a flower shop, and eventually volunteering at her church and the local thrift shop. She was a kind soul who loved everyone and was always there if you were in need. She was strong in her faith in Christ. Every interaction Susie had with family, friends, and even strangers made her big heart shine like a candle in a dark room. She is survived by her husband Jerry Wurtele Sr. Ne City, NE, son David Meyers, Athens, TX, daughter Amy Frahm and her husband Rusty, Ashland, NE, step-son’s Jerry Wurtele Jr. and his wife Susan, Plattsmouth, NE, and Jeff Wurtele, Ne City, NE, step-daughter Sheryl Wurtele, Denver, CO, grandchildren Marlea Wurtele, Morgan Wurtele, Trey Frahm, Claire Meyers, Alexa Edmisten, and Cecelia Frahm, and great grand-child Ellie Wurtele and many other relatives and friends.
Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner Some eyebrows shot up this spring in the Nebraska Legislature when lawmakers approved $8.3 million to complete eight miles of crushed-limestone, bike-hike trail to link recreation trails coming from Omaha and Lincoln.
Sericea lespedeza has been a noxious weed for several years in the southeast corner of Nebraska and has become a noxious weed for the whole state of Nebraska. Sericea lespedeza is a prolific seed producer and birds can spread the seed. This weed has made a foothold in Nebraska, which contributed to it being named a noxious weed statewide. If we can keep it under control and from spreading further, maybe it won’t be such a huge problem here in Nebraska.
The fortieth annual Antique Machinery Show and Plowing Bee sponsored by Deer Creek Sodbusters, Inc. will be held Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Deer Creek Show grounds, at 72927 610 Ave, 4½ miles south of Sterling, Nebraska, or two and a half miles north of Highway 136 on county road 610 Ave (Sterling Road).
There are 37 incorporated communities in District 1: Syracuse, Palmyra, Brownville, Auburn, Peru, Burchard, Lewiston, Crab Orchard, Humboldt, Dawson, Verdon, Falls City, Rulo, Salem, Otoe, Dunbar, Douglas, Burr, DuBois, Table Rock, Elk Creek, Tecumseh, Steinauer, Pawnee City, Nemaha, Barada, Shubert, Stella, Johnson, Nebraska City, Julian, Talmage, Brock, Cook, Sterling, Unadilla, and Lorton.