We are two-thirds of the way through our short session. The rest of the session is going to fly by, and we are all eager to get legislation passed that helps our districts and all Nebraskans.
Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca welcomed students from 10 different schools for the Nebraska Capitol Conference Honor Band on March 7. Syracuse had nine students selected for the honor band: Lynn Ballinger, Sam Bennett (principal player), Jeremy Bohaty, Nathanial Cordray, Kayden DeGolyer (principal player), Caleb Dunster, Abigail Hansen (principal player), Treyton Jones, Noah McKenzie, Kaydynce Bohaty and Jace Stinson.
The Palmyra volleyball team recorded posted records of 16-3 in 1950-51, 21-2 in 1951-52, and 21-1 in 1952-53. Players on the 1951-52 team included Mildred Hartman, Francie Stilwell, Marguerite Guy, Donna Smith, Marie Weatherhogg, Gera Powers, Elberta Rhoten, Marie Cooper, Wilma Dowding, Vera Thomson, Marilyn Kelly and Betty Cooper. The team was led by Coach Davis.
IR-2022-53, March 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) (FS-2022-17 PDF) on the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments. These updates are to help eligible families properly claim the credit when they prepare and file their 2021 tax return.
Otoe County Sheriff ’s Office deputies and Syracuse Rescue responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of County Roads B and 34 near Avoca on Wednesday, March 2. A Ford F250S pickup truck driven by Joshua P. Behmer of Avoca was northbound on CR 34 when it was struck by an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado owned by Vantage Agri Service Inc. of Avoca and driven by Loren L. Stubbendick of Syracuse. The Ford failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection and also failed to yield the right of way to the Chevrolet. Both vehicles were totaled, according to the sheriff ’s report, and Syracuse Rescue transported both men with suspected minor injuries.
Mackenzie Jurey from Arlington playing a trombone solo during the Nebraska Capitol Conference Honor Band Photo by Veronica Barreto-Rosa, CherryRoad Media .
Spring Affair, the Midwest’s largest plant sale and garden event, is back in-person April 28-30 in Lincoln. There’s a plant for every garden, with more than 600 different varieties of perennials, herbs, grasses, succulents, trees and shrubs available.
Nathan J. Kahler, 14 of Syracuse, passed away on March 6, 2022, at the Syracuse Hospital. He was born on November 6, 2007, to Nathaniel Kahler & Megan Christiansen in Lincoln. Nathan attended Syracuse Elementary School through 3rd grade, then he started attending the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired in Nebraska City where he was in the 8th grade.
The Peru State men’s basketball team lost to Central Methodist in the first round of the Heart Tournament. The Bobcats fell to the Eagles 70-64, the Bobcats finish their season with an overall record of 16-15.
Wrestlers from Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca middle school attended a tournament at Norris on March.5 Individual results were as follows: Wyatt Higgins, 2nd Maddox Stubbendick, 3rd Tristan Sisco, 1st Oliver McIntosh, 1st Blake Warren, 4th Blake Warren, 4th Bryson Jones, 3rd Kaden Knake, 1st Will Simon, 4th Ken Bahr, 4th Sam Walters, 4th Peyton DeMello, 4th Nolan Gartner, 1st Nolan Gartner, 1st Braxton Kelch, 4th Hunter Holle, 4th Brody Brandt, 2nd Ryan Kirchhoff, 3rd Camden Masters, 3rd Camden Masters, 3rd Marcos Barren, 2nd .