If you’re looking to set an eclectic table this holiday season while helping the environment, Keep Nebraska City Beautiful has a solution for you: the Dish Sustainability Project.KNCB Executive Director Sally DuBois has collected 134 reusable white plates of various patterns and 127 cloth napkins, along with 200 sets of metal utensils.
Keitha Thomson of Nebraska City is being recognized by the Nebraska City Rotary Club for the service she does in the community.
Last week, the Morton-James Public Library hosted two programs on the American West.
The Missouri River Basin-Lewis and Clark Visitor Center recently honored one of its benefactors by naming the center’s tree trail in honor of Congressman Doug Bereuter, who envisioned a center on the Missouri River bluff long before it became a reality.MRB-Lewis and Clark Visitor Center Executive Director Doug Friedli said the trail features 26 native trees, which coincides with the number of years Bereuter served the people of District 1 in southeast Nebraska in Washington, D.C.“Congressman Bereuter man set foot on this property long before any of us ever did,” said Friedli.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider fee increases to several nonresident big game permits when it meets Oct.
Sarah Davis-Kovarik of Palmyra was selected as the Homecoming Queen candidate and Sawyer Kinnison of Nebraska City was selected as a King Candidate at Peru State College.Sarah is the daughter of Mark and Lisa Davis-Kovarik.
Lourdes Central Catholic is one of 69 Nebraska schools that received EducationQuest Foundation grants totalling nearly $45,000 in 8th Grade Campus Visit Grants this fall.The schools will use grants ranging from $210 to $850 to help fund college visits and related activities to get students on the path to college.
Temperatures are coming down and more anglers might be tempted to wet a line this fall.And why not?Nebraska Game and Parks Fisheries Outreach Program Manager Daryl Bauer says fall is one of his favorite times to be on the water.“The biggest reason is it is one of the best times of the year to catch big fish in a variety of species,” he said.Fish have one thing on their minds in the fall, eating, and that’s an opportunity waiting for anglers.“There is a long winter coming, and they need to get ready by feeding heavily,” Bauer said.
The 2023-2024 local nominees for the Believers & Achievers program have been announced.Otoe County nominees are:Lourdes Central Catholic: Jenna Box, Cora Krog, and Nolan Beccard.Palmyra: Addison Boyte, Caden Leahy, and Kinsley Havranek.Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca: Chance Buchanan, Nathanial Cordray, and Kadyn SiscoThe Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and Currency are proud to sponsor Believers & Achievers, a state-wide awards program that recognizes Nebraska’s future leaders.