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Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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5 benefits of game play for children

Parents walk a fine line when trying to determine how much time to allow their kids to engage in game play. Game play has traditionally had a bad reputation, but parents can rest assured that by letting their children get involved in entertaining games of all types, including video games, they're actually helping their youngsters in various ways.

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NSP updates I-80 crash from Jan. 30

One person involved in a crash that occurred Sunday morning in Hamilton County has died. The crash remains under investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol. Preliminary investigation shows that at approximately 6:00 a.m. Sunday, an Aurora Police Officer was traveling eastbound on I-80 near mile marker 318. The officer observed a Toyota Corolla driving recklessly and unable to maintain its lane.

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New NCTC Board Membership

Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce installed its new board before the Jan. 29 annual banquet. Serving for this year are, back row from left, Krystl Knabe, Arbor Day Farm; Betsy Sharp, Tabitha Health; Dan Mauk, Nebraska City Area Economic Development; Patrick Wehling, City of Nebraska City; Marcus Lind, B103; Ben Waldron, Fareway; Tara Nanninga, Husker Rehab; Kerry Kattelman, Nebraska City Nutrition; front row from left, Pam Frana, NCTC Membership Specialist; Craig Taylor, NCPS, NCTC Secretary; Jeremy Johnson, VanderVeen and Goracke, NCTC Vice President; Stephanie Farmer, Ambassador Health, NCTC President; Alex Goering, Arbor Bank, NCTC Past President, Amy Allgood, NCTC Executive Director; and Tammy Partsch, NCTC Tourism and Promotions Coordinator. PHOTO BY TONYA OTTEMANN/OTTEMANN PHOTOGRAPHY

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Wayfare Foods offers plant-based food products from Nebraska City facility

Wayfare Foods is all in for Nebraska City. Rick Achtziger, plant manager for Wayfare Foods of Nebraska City, told the Nebraska City Rotary Club that the company, which took over the former Diversified Foods plant in Nebraska City in March 2020, would like to expand the company's workforce from 30 to perhaps 300 and would like to expand operations into the two-thirds of the plant that is not currently in use.

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