FFA week celebration in Syracuse
Syracuse FFA hosted different activities, such as a teacher appreciation breakfast. The week concluded with a drive your tractor to school activity on Friday.
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Foul troubles hurt Rocket girls’ team at District Final
The energy level was high on the court and in the stands at the packed Malcolm Clipper gym last Friday for the girl’s C1-8 district final game between #8 seed Malcolm (20-5) and the #9 seed Syracuse
Mary (Gergen) Wellman
Mary (Gergen) Wellman, of Lincoln, passed away February 28, 2022. She was born in Nebraska City, NE on September 14, 1949, to Irwin and Rita (Volkmer) Gergen. Mary graduated from Syracuse Dunbar High School in 1967. After high school she attended St Mary’s College in Omaha and St Elizabeth in Lincoln, earning a degree as an Xray Technologist. During her working life she worked with several different clinics in Lincoln and Columbus.
Charles Duane Swanson
Charles “Charlie” Duane Swanson passed away on Saturday February 26, 2022 in Laramie Wyoming. Charlie Swanson was born on April 22, 1933 in Syracuse Nebraska to Sterling and Viola (Lehn) Swanson. He was born and raised in the area of Syracuse Nebraska that is now named after his family, Swanson Drive, Charlie Circle, and Ardie Circle.
Rockets play Milford, Wilber-Clatonia
The Syracuse boys hosted Milford (19-5) on Friday in their last regular-season game in a 25-70 loss. Scoring for the Rockets were Cooper Carlson 12, Nolan Werner 4, Braden LaFollette 3, Robert Shanks 2, Logan Zoller 2, and Jase Voorhees 2. The Rockets shot 2 of 4 from the line. The Rockets had 19 turnovers.
Area Track and Field Notes
2/26-27/2022 Summit League Conference Championships Lauren Meyer, University of South Dakota (‘20 Syr. Grad) - 9th long jump, 17’10 ¾”; 8th triple jump 37’ 11 ¼”.
SDA middle school wrestling
The SDA middle school wrestling competed at Weeping Water on Feb. 25.
Troopers arrest wrong-way driver on I-80
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person following a pursuit overnight in Hall County. At approximately 2:20 a.m.
United with Ukraine
On Thursday, Feb. 24, the world awoke to news that Russia had invaded Ukraine. Vladimir Putin launched attacks from land, air, and sea. By the next day, Russian forces had reached the outskirts of the capital city of Kyiv, where fierce fighting and heroic Ukrainian resistance continues against all odds.
Nebraska must act now to secure its water
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.