Eight county veterans receive Quilts of Valor during Memorial Day events
The Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building was the site of two Quilts of Valor presentations on Saturday, May 25.
Kirt Manion
Otoe County Commissioners extend solar project moratorium
The Otoe County Board of Commissioners has extended the moratorium on applications for conditional use permits for commercial/utility grade solar energy systems to a total of six months.Commissioners approved extending the moratorium during the May 21 regular board meeting in order to give the Solar Energy System Zoning Review Committee time to review and revise the county’s zoning regulations, which were first approved in 2016, for such projects.
Museum Association provides report to City Council
Nebraska City’s museum had 11,705 visitors in 2023.Dean Shissler, director of the Nebraska City Museum Association, provided attendance statistics to the Nebraska City City Council as part of his annual report to the council.Shissler delivered his report during the Monday, May 20, Nebraska City City Council meeting.Attendance increased by 56 visitors from 2022, said Shissler, who added that the MRB Lewis and Clark Visitor Center was the town’s most popular museum, with 7,164 visitors.
Primary Colors
Last week’s primary elections came and went, with the top vote-getters advancing to the November elections.
Leave the GOAT alone
Let’s just quit with the GOAT talk.I am not talking about the never-ending debate on which athlete is the greatest athlete of all time.
Remembering…
Memorial Day will be celebrated in a few days.
Rotary Club learns about community cleanup, recycling efforts
During the 2024 Great American Cleanup in Nebraska City, 206 volunteers collected more than 2,100 pounds of litter, which is twice as much as last year’s efforts.Sally DuBois, executive director of Keep Nebraska City Beautiful (KNCB), visited the Nebraska City Rotary Club on May 15 to talk about the efforts her organization has made to clean up the community in the six years it has been in existence.DuBois said in the first four years that KNCB was part of the community, volunteers collected more than 5,500 pounds of litter.
Pioneers, Knights compete at NSAA State Track
Four athletes from Lourdes Central Catholic and two from Nebraska City High School competed last week at the Nebraska School Activities State Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke.On Wednesday, junior Tarryn Godsey and sophomore Hannah Marth competed for NCHS in the Class B discus.
Area Results from State Track
AuburnGirlsAddison Darnell100-meter hurdles, 15.24Q100-meter hurdles, 15.26 for seventh300-meter hurdles, 44.33 for first4x400 Meter Relay, sixth, 4:03.22Team members were Mackenzie Stanley, Addison Darnell, Liston Crotty, and Heidi GerdesConestogaGirlsElizabeth HarveyPole vault, 9’6”for eighthAyla GarrettTriple jump, 35’7” for sixthBoysMontae HenryTriple jump, 43’5” for fourthElmwood-MurdockGirlsDelaney Frahm300-meter hurdles, 46.93 for fourthBoysRiley Wilson110-meter hurdles, 15.11Q110-meter hurdles, 14.95 for fourth300-meter hurdles, 40.26 for secondSamuel ClementsDiscus, 165’03” for fourthShot, 60’00.25’ for FIRSTJohnson-BrockGirlsRiley Beethe100-meter hurdles, 15.99Q in prelims100-meter hurdles, 15.93 for fourth in the finalsLong jump, fifth, 16’11.25”Hallee NickelsDiscus, eighth, 116’11”4x400 Meter Relay, fifth, 4:10.79Team members were Brooklyn Behrends, Charlotte Metschke, Hannah Groth, and Rylie BeetheBoys4x100 Meter Relay, seventh, 45.46Team members were Hayden Gravatt, Chris Melvin, Kegan Vice, and Isaac BrookJohnson County CentralGirlsMolly Weber100 meters, 12.48Q100 meters, 12.64 for seventhPalmyraGirlsKayley ThompsonHigh jump, 5’1” for fourth PlattsmouthGirlsKayla BriggsTriple jump, 35’4.25” for eighthPhoto by Kirt Manion
Senior Center menu 5-24-24
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the senior lunch menu.