Bighorn sheep lottery applications begin April 17
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept applications for one 2023 bighorn sheep lottery permit beginning April 17. A $29 nonrefundable application fee must accompany each application.
April 2023
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Public Records
Sheriff’s Office announces arrest in church vandalism case On April 1 at 8:23 a.m., Otoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a vandalism call for service at St. Paulinus Church in Syracuse, after the church pastor had discovered that the church altar had been tipped over and the altar stone and several other religious artifacts had been broken. Church officials estimate the damage to be in excess of $4,500.
Nebraska Big Game Society to auction elk tag May 4
A bull elk tag will be auctioned off by the Nebraska Big Game Society on May 4 in Lincoln. The 12th annual meeting and auction will be at Hillcrest Country Club, 9401 O St.
Parents, players welcome new Pioneer boys’ basketball coach
Parents and players got a chance to meet the new head coach of the Nebraska City High School boys’ basketball team last week at a clinic at the high school on Friday, April 7. Coach Tom Ahlschwede has been selected for the position and is taking the reins from Coach Matt Thompson who will focus his attention on the duties of athletic director at the school.
May proclaimed as Community Action Month in Otoe County
The Otoe County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed May as Community Action Month in Otoe County. Southeast Nebraska Community Action (SENCA) celebrates Community Action Month annually, and representatives of the organization requested the proclamation from the board during its April 11 meeting.
Another Easter
with Phyllis Buell Another Easter is “in the books,” so to speak. In many ways, as always, it was indeed a great day.
I Can See Clearly Now
Johnny Nash may have started his song with “I can see clearly now, the rain has gone,” but what about someone with cataracts. They cannot easily see “all the obstacles in their way”, and there are not “dark clouds that make you blind” like in the song, but cataracts do cause vision clouding.
Community Calendar
First and third Mondays: NC City Council, Gary White Memorial Room/Council Chambers, 1518 Central Ave., 6 p.m. 402-873-5515.
Smith staff to host mobile office hours in Nebraska City
Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a staff member of his office at an upcoming Mobile Office in Nebraska City. Third District residents can meet directly with a member of Smith’s staff at a Mobile Office about federal issues, receive assistance with a federal agency, or take advantage of the services available through his office.