1-105. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT (1) Ratification by Nebraska Legislature COMPACT WITH COLORADO, SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AN ACT to ratify and approve the Compact between the States of Colorado and Nebraska, respecting the South Platte River, and to declare an emergency.
Students and staff at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Handicapped (NECEBVI) celebrated 2-22-22 as Tutu Day. Mrs. Robke modeled a tutu made especially for her by the residential students, Toni Bruce went all in for the special day, and Mrs. Graves struck her best ballerina pose for the photographers. While the food service staff didn't wear tutus, they got in the spirit of the day by adding large "2"s to their uniforms.
Nebraskans know every drop of water is precious. Agriculture is our top industry. It makes up 20 percent of our economy, and it generates one in four jobs in our state. Access to water makes this possible. We have the most irrigated acres of cropland in the country. Three of eight acres of farmland in Nebraska are irrigated.
Colossians 2:14 “Having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” My mom was doing books for my dad, and could not account for two cents. Finally after two days of this I looked at my mom and reached in my pocket and said, “Here! Take this, put it in the account and forget about it, and move on!” “Son, it’s not that easy.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is again planning to hold its spring undergraduate commencement ceremony at Memorial Stadium, Chancellor Ronnie Green announced Feb. 23.
The Nebraska City Rotary Club had a chance to learn a bit of western history, as well as the history of St. Joseph, Mo., during the club's Feb 23 meeting.
Morton-James Public Library was the site of a Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce mini ribbon cutting on Monday, April 5, 2021, to celebrate the library’s reopening to patrons and the start of National Library Week. Pictured from left are Pam Frana, Donna Kruse, Connie Sackles, and Tammy Partsch. Courtesy Photo
Thanks to a 99-year-old agreement that was approved by Congress, Nebraska can build a canal in Colorado to bring water from the South Platte River to the state and store it in a reservoir here. The agreement, called the South Platte River Compact and signed by Nebraska and Colorado in 1923, Neb is entitled to 120 cubic feet of water per second from the South Platte from April 1 to October 15 annually for irrigation use.
The University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability has scheduled a training workshop in Auburn for its new online Agricultural Budget Calculator tool from 9 a.m. to noon on March 15 at the Nemaha County Fairgrounds 4-H Building, 816 I St.
Here’s a look at what’s on the drawing board for 2022 and beyond: Housing: Nebraska City officials anticipate adding at least 30 new housing units in 2022. Countywide plans call for the addition of housing units to every village and city, possibly using some American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to make the projects happen.