Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media The Nebraska City volleyball team has a 2-2 record to start the season with wins over Raymond Central and David City and a hard-fought five-set home loss to Crete on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
On Tuesday, August 30, the Peru State volleyball team upset No. 21 Grand View in five sets. The Bobcats improve to 1-3, overall, 1-0 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference on the season while the Vikings fall to 1-4 and 0-1 on the season.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media Consistent team numbers and medal success marked the first three golf meets for the Nebraska City girls’ team for the 2022 season. The Pioneers opened the season with a meet at Beatrice on Aug.
As hot, humid days give way to cool fall temperatures, it is prime time to enjoy a new bounty of fresh vegetables. Homeowners may be ready to pick the vegetables they have been growing the past several months. While many home vegetable gardeners focus on early spring plantings that yield the tomatoes, cucumbers and squashes of summer, they also should consider summertime sowing that will yield tasty offerings throughout fall. Some of these cooler-weather stock can be harvested just before frost sets in. Individuals ready to bite in to produce plucked at the peak of fall have many different options to look forward to. Here are some of common fall produce items that will be available at farm stands near you well into November.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media Nebraska City resident and News-Press reader Laurie Collingham’s celebration of music might have been driven indoors, but the spirit of the day, “Play Music on the Porch Day,” was in evidence on Saturday, Aug. 27, as Collingham invited family and friends to join her.
UNK press release Actor Bradley Whitford’s journey to trace his ancestry started in sunny California and ended at a snow-covered Nebraska cemetery. Along the way, he met several experts who helped him uncover his family history, including a University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty member.
Pictured are the members of the Nebraska City 14-and-under baseball team, which won a state championship over the summer and helped out a teammate along the way. The team was coached by Kyle Ferguson, Alex Schnitzer and Dru Leyden. Players were Braylon Fletcher, Tate Holle, Dane Lyons, Callen Schnitzer, Landon Ferguson, Trevor Flash, Edgar Ruiz, Kaden Klassen, Mason Vonfeldt, Reed Hamling, Andrew Hodges and Blaine Leyden. The team hosted a fundraiser for teammate Jack Davis, who is battling lyme disease and rocky mountain fever. Jack has been unable to attend school for the past two years and the family has had to deal with many medical bills. The fundraiser by the team raised $10K.
Because vendors were unable to provide birds, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will not be releasing pen-reared pheasants before the youth pheasant season and Thanksgiving holiday this year. The statewide youth season still will take place Oct.
Tabitha, Nebraska’s industry-leading Senior Care provider, offers a variety of support groups throughout Douglas, Otoe, Cass, Sarpy and surrounding counties. Grief groups can be helpful for many people processing their grief, as they give participants the opportunity to connect with others who are experiencing kindred feelings of loss.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved recommendations for 2023 wild turkey hunting seasons at its Aug. 31 meeting at Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford.