Nebraska City residents: Nebraska City wants to hear from you about how the city's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds should be spent. Nebraska City City Administrator Lou Leone told the council during its March 7 meeting that he would like to schedule three town hall meetings for the public to come and let the council know how they think the approximately $1.29 million should be spent.
If you haven’t pruned the trees in your landscape yet, now is a good time to get it done. Today, let’s look at the differences between pruning fruit trees and shade trees. Our end goals and pruning strategies are very different between these two tree types.
Drivers likely need no reminder that the cost of fuel is high. In November 2021, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration indicated the average price per gallon of fuel was $3.39. That marked a seven-year high and an increase of $1.29 in just 12 months.
Pictured is a Wednesday, March 9, view of four-lane traffic on Highway 2 at the Missouri River bridge on Highway 2 at Nebraska City. The road was closed to all traffic in March of 2019 and again in early summer of that year due to flooding. After the water receded, work began to restore the road and make it more flood resistant. That work included the installation of six overflow structures, three in the east bound lanes and three more in the west bound lanes. Traffic during those projects operated at two lanes with head-to-head traffic. Following the conclusion of the work on the overflow structures in 2021, traffic remained in two lanes as work continued on the west bound lanes of the Missouri River bridge. With all work having been completed on the Missouri River bridge, the road was opened to four-lane traffic for the first time in three years Photos byKirt Manion
New technology now allows utility workers searching for natural gas lines to find the line within a foot of its actual location. Brad Kingery, geographic information systems mapping specialist for Nebraska City Utilities, discussed this new technology during his "Tracking and Traceability" presentation at the Nebraska City Rotary Club on March 9.
The filing deadlines have passed for the 2022 primary elections in Otoe County, and the Otoe County Clerk's Office has released the names of candidates for Nebraska City city positions and Otoe County offices.
Nebraska City voters got their first opportunity to hear from the 2022 slate candidates for city and county offices during the March 9 Hot Topics. About 50 people packed the Kimmel Gallery at the Morton-James Public Library Wednesday morning to hear from candidates for Nebraska City city council positions, Nebraska City Public Schools board openings, and the Otoe County Board of Commissioners during an hour-long candidate forum.
The Morton-James Public Library celebrated this year's "One Book, One Community" program with a fun art history program from Youth Services Director Amanda Winkler on Saturday, March 5. After the presentation, attendees made art easel cookies. The library, located at 923 1st Corso, has resumed Saturday hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Be sure to get to Steinhart Park before the title on the StoryWalk changes. Amanda Winker, Morton-James Public Library's Youth Services Manager selected the current book A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett "because Mac Barnett is a very popular children's author who conveys both humor and wonder with short sentences, which are accessible to a wide range of readers.